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ARTHUR F. DUFFEY 
Holder of 50 yards. 60 yards. 100 yards, 120 yards, world's records; winner of 
American championship. 1899; winner of British championship and holder of 
PrTncTHassan^Sri90oV-02-63; winner of I. C A, A A. A.. 1901-02-03; winner 
Of New Zealand championship. 1904; holder of British records on grass for 100 
yards 9 4-5 seconds, 120 yards. 11 4-5 seconds; holder of Australasian records on 
' grass for 50 yards, 60 yards and 70 yards. 



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SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY 




HOW TO SPRINT 



EDITED BY 

ARTHUR F. DUFFEY 

Holder of the World's Record for 
100 Yards. 9 3-5 Seconds. 



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CONTENTS 



Introduction 

How I Became a Sprinter 

Types of Sprinters 

• • • 19 

General Hints on Training-. 

^ 25 

Advice to Beginners 

Preparatory Work of Sprinters ^j 

The Start. 

' ' ' . 37 

Breathing. 

^ 45 

The Amount of Work to do Daily ci 

Proper Diet ^ 

Bathing and Massaging g 



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Many times I have been advised to write a book on my system 
of preparation for a sprint race, and in response to the many 
requests I take great pleasure in offering this little volume to the 
devotees of sprinting, trusting the few little points and hints 
which I have mentioned in the following pages will prove in- 
teresting as well as instructive to those inclined to follow this 
branch of athletics. It has been my intention to constantly bear 
in mind the needs of the novice runner, especially the preparatory 
school boy, for it was at this class of institution I received my 
early training and to which I attribute the success I have at- 
tained on the cinder-path. It is true that although many athletes 
of the first class may take exceptions to what I have stated- 
still all that I can say to their exceptions is that the system of 
training which I have outlined in the following pages has been 
the means by which I have established world's records and won 
r?umerous championships. A F D 




ARTHUR F. DUFFEY "ON THE MARK. 



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All young men are more or less interested in feats of athletic 
skill, either upon the football field, the baseball diamond, the cin- 
der path or whatever branch of athletics it is their desire to 
familiarize themselves, and when they are about to enter prepara- 
tory school, the question that generally presents itself to the 
average youth is, "Shall I devote my time exclusively to the 
class-room, or shall I intermingle my studies with my exercise, 
so that both will go hand in hand, as it were, and thus develop 
my mental and physical faculties together?" 

Exercise in some form or other has always been a subject 
very keen to the young mind. As the schoolboy listens per- 
chance with eager ear to the tales of his older brother, the col- 
lege athlete, or if perhaps he becomes acquainted with the many 
articles upon athletic sports, physical culture or the like, it is one 
of his ambitions to succeed in some branch of sport. Contests 
of athletic ability have always been of profound interest to the 
energetic schoolboy. 

As the young raw-boned lad, desirous of obtaining the need- 
ful education to prepare him for the battle of life, enters the 
preparatory school, either of his own choice or the selection of 
his devoted parents, the very atmosphere about him seems to be 
a stimulant to his uncultured body, and as he hears the frolick- 
ing sounds of his classmates out of doors he cannot help from 
•answering the beckoning call of nature wdiich seems to request 



10 Spalding^ s Athletic Library. 

him to lay aside his books. He enters their innocent sports, 
feehng much invigorated at their completion. The first few 
years of the prep's life, as a rule, are generally devoted to the 
study hall, but as occasionally the lad applies part of his time 
to exercising, gradually he finds that his body seems more 
adapted to one particular branch of athletics than another. Prac- 
tising repeatedly has such a noticeable effect upon the young 
man, and feeling so well and strong, for a moment perhaps his 
whole attention seems to be devoted to exercising. Then it is 
that the question which agitated him so much at first seems to 
annoy him less, his whole mind being enwrapped in the ambi- 
tion to achieve the many laurels of the successful athlete. 

At the first call for candidates for the various athletic teams 
of the institution, we find him awaiting patiently the opportunity 
when he can claim the first notice of the captain or coach. Prob- 
ably he is a lad of retiring, unassuming disposition, not knowing 
the true value of an athletic training, or perhaps totally unaware 
of any athletic prowess within himself. 

Shall I ever forget my days in preparatory school. Being 
naturally fond of all outdoor exercises, but, on the contrary, 
having a physique unaccustomed to an athlete, I became inter- 
ested in the upbuilding of my body, and in all contests for ath- 
lethic supremacy. My classmates observing that perhaps there 
might be some latent athletic ability within me, requested inces- 
santly my being a candidate for the athletic team, though my 
folks, noticing I was a firm follower of outdoor sports, seriously 
objected to my entering such a project, they wishing me to apply 
myself entirely to my lessons. 

The temptation finally was too great, and as I listened to the 
words of the coach T firmly resolved to be a candidate, but would 



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not sacrifice any time which I felt my studies needed. As the 
training continued from day to day, it gradually dawned upon 
me that my standing was just as high, if not higher, and in addi- 
tion I seemed to feel perceptibly the thrill of life coursing with 
renewed energy through my system. So it is, I believe, with the 
average preparatory student. Life at school and college would 
be a perfect humdrum if it were not for the athletics. 

As I previously stated, being of a rather frail constitution, I 
entered in all the various branches of sport, which gradually 
developed my athletic ability. At running, however, I always 
seemed to excel my companions, and as a novice race was being 
held at Irvington Oval in the summer of 1896, I was urged by my 
companions to be a competitor in the race, and although my 
diminutive appearance caused but little commotion before the 
race, the easy manner in which I flew away from the mark and 
the large margin which I won by surprised all, and many pre- 
dicted that there was a successful athletic career before me. 

Entering Boston English High School in the fall of '97, I 
became a candidate for the athletic team, and was selected as 
one of the students to represent the school at the Interscholastic 
championship. My career in the high school attracted but lit- 
tle attention the first year, but as I continued my racing through 
the summer I became faster, and in my second year succeeded 
in winning second place in the interscholastic indoor champion- 
ships. At the outdoor games I also won second prize in the 
100 yards and 220 yards, and made my first journey to New 
York to compete in the national interscholastic championships, 
where I again won second prize in the sprints. During the fol- 
lowing summer months I competed in numerous sports, but 
probably no meeting which I competed in caused so much dis- 



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cussion as my race at Caledonian Grove, where I ran a dead 
heat with B. J. Wefers, the then champion, from a short handi- 
cap. 

Leaving Enghsh High School, I entered Worcester Academy 
in the fall of '98, and under the careful tutelage of Pooch Donovan, 
the school's ef^cient trainer, gradually my sprinting ability came 
to the front, and at the winter games of the Boston Athletic Asso- 
ciation I succeeded in winning the short sprints in 4 3-5 seconds, 
also in winning the interscholastic championship indoors. In the 
following spring my most notable performance was my victory 
in the 100 yards in the dual games with Andover, where I man- 
aged to accomplish my first ten seconds for the century. Fol- 
lowing up my Andover success, I competed in the indoor and 
outdoor championships, and both years won the sprint races,, 
accomplishing ten seconds for the 100 yards, thus establishing a 
new scholastic record, and in addition I showed my hurdling 
ability by winning the hurdles indoors and by winning the 220' 
yards dash and broad jump outdoors, a new contest for me. 
Journeying to New York I met and defeated the other inter- 
scholastic champions and established a new national interscho- 
lastic record of ten seconds for the hundred. 

Graduating from Worcester Academy in the spring of '99, 
my reputation as a sprinter was considerably enhanced by defeat- 
ing J. F. Quinlan, the Harvard champion, and H. E. Curtenius, 
the New England intercollegiate champion, in ten seconds. From^ 
this race, although expecting to retire from athletics, I became 
very desirous of winning a national championship before I would 
hang up my shoes, and being prevailed upon by my friends, I 
became a competitor in the A. A. U. championships, and after a 
beautiful race, I managed to win, defeating B. J. Wefers and 



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A. C. Kraenzlein in ten seconds — though in my trial heat I accom- 
pHshed 94-5 seconds for the first time — but unfortunately was 
not allowed the record by the A. A. U, 

Owing to considerable dissatisfaction being expressed over the 
national championship race, the New York A.C. invited the same 
competitors to race at Travers Island, only in addition a handi- 
cap was framed. This race was probably one of my best per- 
formances of speed in America, for, conceding handicaps to such 
competitors as Tewksbury of the University of Pennsylvania, and 
Maxey Long, I succeeded in winning the event from scratch 
in ten seconds on a slow track. 

Entering Georgetown University in the fall of '99, my repu- 
tation as a sprinter became quite broadcast, and though I com- 
peted in numerous games, I will not tax the reader's brain by 
mentioning them, but will confine myself to the most important 
contests, and will mention my English, Australian and New Zea- 
land races, under the heads of British and Australasian races, re- 
spectively. While at the university, noticing my forte was the 
century, I eliminated all other forms of athletics and confined my 
efforts to che 100 yards, a decision which proved a very wise one 
to me, I must admit. Entering the various intercollegiate meet- 
ings during the winter, gradually my form became faster, and as 
the spring approached I entered the relay carnival sports and won 
my first college sprint in the remarkable time of 9 4-5 seconds. 
Immediately following the carnival games, as the time for the 
Intercollegiate A. A. A. A. championships approached, I became 
very desirious of winning the intercollegiate championship, but I 
was extremely disappointed when the Intercollegiate Association 
declared I was ineligible, owing to my winning the national 
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ing winter, I won numerous sprints, and established records for 
50 yards and 60 yards. Again I competed at the relay carnival 
and repeated my success of the previous years, and also added this 
race again the following year, thus making three successive wins 
in 9 4-5 seconds. 

As the Intercollegiate A.A.A.A. championships always follow 
the relay races, for the three successive years I competed, and 
during my college days, I won the championship, the times being 
as follows: 10 1-5 seconds, in the mud; 9 3-5 seconds (world's 
record); and 9 4-5 seconds. Without doubt I think the intercol- 
legiate sprinters those years were the fastest I ever encountered, 
but as I maintained my sprinting form I won quite handily. My 
9 3-5 seconds performance undoubtedly stands out as my greatest 
athletic achievement, and to which I must confess will always be a 
source of great pride. Often during my racing I had been timed 
in 9 4-5 seconds, and as I considered this the limit of human 
endurance and speed, it never seemed possible to me for a 
human being to accomplish faster. At Berkeley Oval, however, 
in 1902, thoroughly screwed up to the proper pitch, with every- 
thing in my favor, I was completely staggered upon being in- 
formed that I had lowered the record. 

BRITISH TOUR RECORDS. 

My races in Great Britain, as a rule, are not up to the 
standard of my American performance, though upon some occa- 
sions I must confess they are superior. Sailing to England in 
1900, for four successive years I competed in the British cham- 
pionships, and succeeded in winning the sprint in 10 seconds even. 
In the course of my tour I competed at all the principal amateur 
meetings, and it is a surprise to an American to notice what a 



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vast amount of interest athletics arouses. To pen all the races in 
which I competed in the course of my visit to Great Britain would 
be a most arduous task, but probably one of my most notable 
performances abroad was the establishing of a new British 
record for the lOO yards, viz., 9 4-5 seconds, on grass, at 
Leicester, and the equaling of the 120 yards in 11 4-5 seconds at 
Stourbridge. Many times I have been caught in 9 4-5 seconds ; 
in fact, at Wolverhampton, I accomplished 9 4-5 seconds twice 
in one afternoon, a feat which startled the somewhat prejudiced 
Englishmen, who seem to look with disfavor on my 9 3-5 sec- 
onds world's record. 

AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND RECORDS. 

Upon invitations of the combined Australian and New Zealand 
Associations, I visited the colonies in the athletic season of 1905. 
Although far from my usual form, I competed against the 
•Vustralian champions and New Zealand champions. I success- 
fully defeated G. A. Widmer upon many occasions, and while 
in Sydney established a new record for the 60 yards on grass 
in 6 2-5 seconds; also ran a dead heat with Barker in 10 seconds 
on grass. Might add that Barker, the ex-Australasian champion, 
showed remarkable form during my short visit to Sydney and 
succeeded in defeating me in 10 1-5 seconds. I accounted my 
defeat to the effect of the climate and the poor track. 

Li New Zealand the grand climate acted as a great stimulant 
to me, and I ran with my old time form. I established two 
new records, viz. : 50 yards in 5 2-5 seconds and 75 yards in 7 3-5 
seconds on grass. At the New Zealand championships, held at 
Christchurch, I won the 100 yards championship in 10 2-5 sec- 
onds against a terrible wind and slow track. On the preceding 
day I accomplished 10 seconds in my preliminary heat. 




FULL LENGTH. 



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TYPES OF SPRINTERS-THE BEST 
STYLE TO COPY 



The mode of preparation, for a sprint, has always been a some- 
what perplexing question not only to the young lad who is desir- 
ous of building up his body and achieving the many laurels of 
the successful athlete, but to the professional trainer as well, 
who undoubtedly has spent the greater part of his life training 
himself and others. The reason for this puzzling question can 
be easily understood if one will but consider that hardly any one 
of us anatomically corresponds to the other, so that one method 
of preparation which might be of valuable assistance to one, 
on the other hand might be a most serious detriment to another. 

It has previously been thought, and is still believed, that the 
most predominant requisite of a sprinter is that he should be 
tall, with long limbs, and very muscular, in order to stand the 
terrific strain. All these points one must admit are very good, 
and very hard to dispute, still, let me add, they are not absolutely 
essential, as sprinting is unlike the other running events. Some 
of our great sprinters were men averaging nearly six feet, but 
in the last few years sprinting has been somewhat revolutionized, 
so that to-day we find that the majority of our short distance 
runners are men of rather small stature. 

During my period of active competition, I have become ac- 
quainted somewhat with the methods employed by not only our 
own foremost trainers, but likewise the methods of the foreign 
athletic men. It is very difficult to prescribe certain fixed re- 



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quisites for a first class runner, as everybody can sprint more or 
less. In studying the various types of athletic ability it has been 
my fortune to meet, I observed that sprinting is a strain not so 
much upon the muscles as it is upon the nervous system. Time 
and time again have I competed against the model formed 
men from the gymnasium, but when it came to a contest of speed, 
it was noticeable at once that these men lacked the adequate 
nervous force. Nervous energy then is the foremost requisite of 
an ideal sprinter. How often is to be observed upon the cinder- 
path the restless manner of the young athlete, and although he 
endeavors to hide his nervousness, he little realizes that without 
this uneasiness he will be unable to battle creditably through 
his contest. Having been endowed with the necessary nervous 
force, the build of a sprinter is next observed — as a rule the 
body should be symmetrical, the limbs long, especially from the 
thigh to the knee ; no over-grown muscles or mis-shapened bones 
must be present, as all these detract from the form of racing. 
In general, highly developed nervous force, with a symmetrical 
body, are the chief requisites of an ideal sprinter. 

In very few runners have I seen the same action displayed 
as in myself, but in time I hope to see this style universally- 
adopted by all desirous of achieving success. In comparing B. J. 
Wefers, a fellow college man of mine, let me endeavor to dis- 
tinguish the different types of actions. One must admit that 
"Bernie" was the foremost man of his time, but in studying his 
style of running, it was directly opposed to mine. His running 
impressed one of a trotting horse, action perfect, and a more 
beautiful manner of running was never witnessed. How often 
did the long limbed Mercury himself startle the spectators 
with his machine like strides. On the other hand, contrast 



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my close-to-the-ground action, striding directly from the hip, 
my upper body working similar to a pacing horse and in per- 
fect unison with my limbs. It is not the beautiful action of my 
predecessor and it has often been wondered how it was possible 
for me to cover so much ground, but let me assure the reader 
that my action of striding from the hip, enabled me to cover 
the same amount of ground, if not more, than the former cham- 
pion. 




EXERCISE FOR DEVELOPING STRIDE 

Bod. erect, hands on hips n>ht le^ raised well „p so knee strikes chest. 

Alternate with left leg. 



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GENERAL HINTS ON TRAINING || 



Training is the exercising of certain muscles of the body so 
that one is enabled to perform more efficiently and with more 
facility a particular effort. In other words, it is analogous to 
the familiar phrase, "Practice makes perfect." How notice- 
able it is that more thought and practical knowledge is 
not emphasized upon this necessary principle of athletic 
success. Frequently I have seen — and know— many promis- 
ing athletes who have been rendered unfit athletically by 
following the advice of trainers. The latter, as a general 
rule, should be men who have had an extended regime 
of training, for with few exceptions the trainer who has 
not entered into active competition cannot hope to succeed. It 
is of great advantage that one should have participated in the 
various branches of atliletic contests, as the many lessons learned 
from his practical knowledge enables one to apply himself so 
that he can train successfully. Gradually, however, in aspiring 
to the head of the branch of sprinting, one must, as he grows 
older, eliminate these other forms of athletics and apply himself 
especially to sprinting. 

Athletes, as a general rule, are overtrained rather than un- 
dertrained ; that is, they have been subjected to a system of 
training regardless of the physical capacity of their body. Hence, 
the athlete should be watched very closely, so that when the 
day of his trial approaches he shall be at his very best, and not 



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totally unfit to stand the terrific strain. It is very essential 
that a tabulated record of a man's condition should be noted 
from the time he commences training, and all through the period 
his work should be regulated so that gradually his best form 
will be produced. Common sense should be generally followed, 
and the old idea of practically overlooking the man should be dis- 
pensed with. In fact, the whole secret of training lies in 
knowing which kind of work should be adapted to suit the par- 
ticular individual. 

I have often been asked by many school boys what method 
of training I follow, and have been urged to reveal the secret of 
my success. There is no secret that I know of, and I do not 
believe that my method of training differs in any very important 
feature from hundreds of other runners. But there is no doubt 
that while in training the most important requisite to getting 
into form is one's personal habits. Regular and suf^cient sleep, 
avoidance of drugs, alcohol and tobacco in any form ; in a word, 
the exclusion of every form of even the slightest dissipation. 

Training properly conducted should not be an ordeal to be 
feared, but on the contrary, should be a process that brings out 
all that is best in the athlete and stores up a nerve force of 
vigor that is more or less completely under the control of the 
one who trains faithfully and intelligently. It is this control 
of vigor that distinguishes the properly trained man from the 
overtrained one. The man who is overtrained expends his vigor 
and vitality rashly ; it is not absolutely under his control, and 
he uses up more energy to make his muscles respond than is 
necessary. The result is that he fatigues rapidly, while the 
carefully trained man can economize his strength, holding it 
completely under his command and liberating his reserve store 
for the final spurt that counts for victory. 




BOUNDING. 
Showing exercise for developing the stride. Body well 



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Science is only the highest form of common sense, and the 
man who would train scientifically must first of all train sensibly. 

It is generally believed that a large gymnasium and elaborate 
apparatus are absolutely necessary in the development of a run- 
ner. All these are very essential in their way, but as a matter 
of fact, the indoor gymnasium plays a minor part in the devel- 
opment of the sprinter. The value of fresh air and sunlight 
cannot be overestimated. There are few runners who do any 
outdoor running who will not tell you that they feel much bet- 
ter when their outdoor work begins. Sprint runners in par- 
ticular must get the energy that clips off fractions from the 
ten-second mark from the blue sky and the fresh air and the 
warm sunlight. The enthusiast who follows up records will 
bear me out in this — for most good records for the sprints have 
been made at a time of the year when outdoor exercise was the 
rule. It is true that some men are faster in the dashes on an 
indoor track than on an outdoor track. Still that does not dis- 
prove my contention. For I think that a man who is fast on an 
indoor track would be much faster if he devoted a sufficient 
amount of time and attention to his outdoor exercise. Any- 
thing that will make one feel stronger and more vigorous must 
be a valuable adjunct in training. Therefore I am convinced 
that the sunlight and fresh air are factors of the greatest im- 
portance, in storing up energy, to the athlete. 



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It has frequently been asked at what age should a sprinter 
commence to develop his sprinting faculties. To the young 
athletes I address these remarks, and though realizing the old 
adage that it is never too late to learn, in this respect one must 
admit that the learning must begin at an early age. Let me 
inform the reader that sixteen or seventeen is a most suitable 
age to start. At this time of life the bones of the body are 
gradually rounding into shape, and the muscles are easily sus- 
ceptible of development. At this age we generally find the young 
lad in school, and it is surprising what a noticeable effect the 
preparatory institutions have, not only upon the modelling of 
character, but likewise upon the physical structure of the body. 
It is not totally necessary that the young man devote his whole 
time exclusively to sprinting; enjoy all the pleasures of the 
various branches of athletic sports ; they all have certain advan- 
tages which help to develop manly traits, which assert them- 
selves in after life. 

PREPARATORY WORK OF SPRINTERS. 
Sprint-running has always been a subject very keen to the 
young mind as well as the sport-loving people of this country 
and abroad. It is true that the race is only for a short distance, 
but in that elapse of time what a wonderful amount of excite- 
ment and enthusiasm can be aroused. To the spectator as well 



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as the athlete himself there is that fascination which seems to 
hold one's undivided attention until the race is over. Then, too, 
in viewing the long distance runs, the interest in the race lags 
for a while until the final sprint for the tape. Consequently I 
think that all will agree with me in voting sprinting the most 
popular of running events. 

So to the young athlete who is desirous of taking up the exer- 
cise of sprinting, let me offer a few suggestions which I trust 
shall be advantageous to him. The preliminary work of sprint- 
ing, that is the first few days of practice, should be spent mostly 
in rather light exercise in the gymnasium, with the chest-weights, 
and in the exercise of pulling up the body. The running should 
be practised gently in order to give the muscles of the legs time 
to work out gradually. Two weeks of this jogging should be in- 
dulged in and great caution must be taken that the individual 
should run far up on the toes. Another important point which 
ought to be practised is the manner of bounding, that is as soon 
as the ball of the foot lands upon the floor or the cinders, as the 
case might be, a bound should be cultivated so that the runner 
will remain upon the ground for as short a space of time as pos- 
sible. In preparing for all of my races I always paid a great deal 
of attention to this very important point. It seems to be the most 
difficult matter to master, but as soon as it is accomplished it 
is practically half of sprinting. Formerly there was no serious 
thought placed upon this spring, but gradually all the sprint- 
runners of to-day are endeavoring to acquire the necessary knack. 

The position of the body should be inclined at an angle of 
about eighty degrees, in other words, more forward than per- 
pendicular. The common fault of a great many of our athletes 
of to-day is that the body is too straight and rigid, this is a very 



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bad fault and a serious retardment to speed. How often in rac- 
ing can be seen the novice runner as he draws near to the finish 
of his race gradually lose the poise of his body, so that prac- 
tically he is running back upon his heels instead of keeping the 
body poised over the balls of the feet. 

The arms should be swung diagonally across the chest and 
worked simultaneously with the legs. This cross arm motion 
I found of valuable assistance to me in many of my races, as it 
proved a great help to my retaining the bound. Many sprint- 
runners have adopted the forward and backward arm motion, 
this is not a bad style to cultivate, but I believe it is inferior 
to the cross arm swing. Great care should be taken when prac- 
tising this arm motion that the arms are not swung to far out, 
for in such a case the swing is of no assistance whatever, as 
the position of the body is altered. It is a very easy motion of 
the arms, the muscles of the shoulders and forearm being brought 
into play. 

A good position of the hands while running is to hold the 
hands clinched in such a manner that the thumb and index 
finger are protruded a little in advance of the other fingers and 
inclined towards the ground. The reason for this inclining is 
that with the help of the muscles of the forearm and upper 
arm, it aids in keeping the body poised forward so that the 
chest and head cannot fall backwards. 

The head should be held firmly by means of the muscles of 
the neck and inclined a little forward, and retained in that 
position throughout the race. With the head held firmly placed 
in this position, the shoulders should be shrugged, thus prac- 
tically holding the shoulders and head together. Under no con- 
ditions allow the position of the head to change, for as soon 




"THE SHRUG." 
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as the poise of the head is lost the whole form of running is 
altered. In the picture on the opposite page I have attempted 
to illustrate the shrugging of the shoulders and the forward 
position of the head. 

Having considered the position of the body in general and 
having taken for granted that the young athlete has spent the 
first preliminary days in the exercising in the gymnasium and 
jogging in order to cultivate the bound of which I spoke hereto- 
fore, the next thing for careful consideration is the manner of 
starting. 

THE START. 

The art of starting seems to be the most difficult part of sprint- 
ing for the beginner to master. It is the most important element 
which enters into the exercising of running, and although realiz- 
ing that a great deal can be said upon this necessary function, it 
is my intention to confine myself entirely upon the experience 
I have had in regard to my own manner of starting, known 
as the "Kangaroo Start." 

Formerly, in starting, the sprinters used the standing start; 
that is, the hands were not placed upon the ground whatever. 
This style of starting is now almost obsolete and bears no com- 
parison with the crouching start of to-day. Many old-time run- 
ners will talk considerably upon the old form of starting, and 
seriously contend that the standing start is superior to the 
crouching start. It was astonishing to me while touring through 
Europe to notice many of the foreign athletes still retaining this 
old system of starting. It was plainly evident to me that their 
chances of winning were very slight, and my manner of starting 
appeared an enigma to them. 

With the last decade the crouching start has been universally 



Spalding's Athletic Library. 39 

adopted by all athletes, both in this country and likewise abroad. 
It is very difficult to ascertain who was the first sprinter that 
introduced this peculiar manner of starting, as many old-time 
runners claim the distinction. To-day it is a revelation to the 
public, and also to many athletes themselves, that in starting 
from such a position how it can be managed so scientifically and 
with such promptness. A very simple illustration, which might 
help to inform the reader how such a crouch can insure such 
exactness, is in observing the tiger, or any member of the feline 
family. How noticeable it is that when any of these animals are 
about to spring for a prey or the like, they assume the crouch- 
ing attitude which enables them to leap more quickly. So it is 
in sprint-running, the athlete crouches, pulls himself together, so 
to speak, and calmly awaits the spring. 

Theoretically speaking, three things should be brought to 
consideration in order to insure the most accurate start. These 
three acts must be combined so that they all work simul- 
taneously. First, the body should be well over the mark as far 
as the centre of equilibrium will allow, so that when the hands 
leave the ground the body immediately will go forward. This 
is termed the fall. Secondly, the weight of the body should be 
on the forward foot and arms. The foot should be about 
five inches from the line, and great caution should be used not 
to place the hands too far apart, just so the legs will pass 
between without touching. The back leg is principally used as 
a guider, which prevents the body from swaying to the right or 
left. It should be in a perfectly easy position, so when called 
upon it will respond actively. It ought to be placed about two 
feet and a half from the front foot. In other words, a good 
way to judge how far back this foot should be placed is by 



Spalding' s Athletic Library. 41 

placing the knee of the back foot at the instep of the front foot. 
In indoor racing the back foot is placed just a trifle nearer 
than in outdoor racing. 

In many athletes it is a common fault that they do not use 
their arms to advantage. The arms should be developed just 
as well as the legs and other muscles of the body, as the whole 
secret of sprint-running is the ability to call upon all the mus- 
cles of the body at the same time. How often you will hear 
remarked by people unfamiliar with running that the only advan- 
tage gained by foot-racing is the development of the legs. Let 
me assure the reader that all the muscles of the body must be 
developed, and just as sure as there is an undeveloped muscle, 
it is certain to make itself known in the outcome of the race. 

A push must be cultivated by the legs so the body will be 
driven forward. Both legs must be called into action at the 
one moment. This push is only obtained by conscientious start- 
ing, and gradually as the legs are exercised, the more pow- 
erful becomes the driving force. 

Thus having considered the theory of the start, the next 
■consideration is the start in reality. At the command ''On the 
mark," as it is generally termed in America, the athlete ap- 
proaches the line, as I heretofore explained, assumes the crouch 
in a perfectly easy posture. In other words, he should be rest- 
ing upon one knee, hands upon the line, and calmly awaiting the 
next cautionary command. Immediately upon the latter word 
lie should strike the position known as "Set/' and with breath 
lield and the body poised well over the line, he should endeavor 
to call upon all the muscular and nervous force of the body. To 
a great many runners the position of the arms seems to be a 
difficult matter to overcome. By that I mean they don't seem to 



Spalding's Athletic Library, 43 

know what to do with their arms as soon as the gun goes ofif. 
At the report of the pistol the left arm is swung diagonally 
across the chest, the right arm swung diagonally backwards. 
This is an immense help to the start when mastered, and much 
time should be spent in the development of the same. 

To a number of runners the first stride seems to be a very 
difficult matter to overcome with precision. It is necessary that 
the first stride be made in the proper manner, for if that is 
not made correctly, it just delays the runner from getting into 
his speed. The great secret in sprinting is being the first to 
get into the running. Therefore let me impress upon the reader 
the necessity of the first stride. The latter is a jabbing motion 
thrown directly from the hip and kept as close to the ground 
as possible. Under no condition raise it high in the air. Much 
time should be spent upon this important function, as constant 
practice develops a long reach, and the idea is to cover as much 
ground with as much rapidity as possible. Another important 
point which should be brought to one's attention is the neces- 
sity of "jabbing" straight forward. By that I mean when the 
right foot is thrust forward it should be directly so, not to the 
Tight or the left, as a great number of our beginners are inclined 
to do. 

BREATHING. 
A very popular question that has been asked me by many 
athletes as well as others taking no active part in athletics, is 
my manner of breathing while in a race. The breathing should 
be through the mouth and not the nose, as ordinarily. As the 
runner approaches the line at the start, at the cautionary com- 
mand "Set," the inhalation should be rather deep, not too much 
so, however. The breath then should be held, and while the 




BREATHING-FIRST POSITION. 
Hands at seams of trousers, body erect, head well up. 



Spalding s Athletic Library. 45 

athlete is in this attitude or condition you might say he is uncon- 
scious to everything and everybody. His whole attention is con- 
centrated upon the sound of the pistol. At the report of the 
gun immediately all the air is forced from the lungs in a most 
ejaculatory manner, and it is surprising to notice what a help 
it is to one on the first stride. As the runner is about to take 
the second stride, or just as soon as the air has been forced 
from the lungs, at once a deep breath should be retaken and then 
held as formerly. 

In all my short distance races, namely, about forty or fifty 
yards, I run them in about one breath. It is an awful strain upon 
one, but after careful attention and training one does not mind 
the terrific ordeal. In the longer sprint, however, I take about 
two breaths, for instance, at about sixty yards I take in a fresh 
supply, which lasts me to the tape. It is very noticeable among 
beginners that while they very cleverly run forty yards, when it 
comes to one hundred or a hundred and twenty they under no 
condition can negotiate the distance with the same amount of 
speed. The breathing, I do believe, has a great deal to do 
with it. They run haphazard and seem to lose their head com- 
pletely while they are at their topmost speed. To the beginner, 
then, I would advise to indulge daily in the common breath- 
ing exercises. By that I mean place the hands at the seam of the 
trousers, and raise them vertically over the head, at the same 
time taking a long breath. When above the head, hold the 
breath for a short space of time, and as the arms fall slowly 
to their former position, allow the breath to gradually escape. 
It is absolutely essential that any athlete desiring to accom- 
plish creditable time know how to breathe while running. In 
watching a novice athlete endeavoring to run a hundred yards 




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BREATHING-SECOND POSITION. 
Arms horizontal position, palms upward, chest gradually inflated. 



Spalding's Athletic Library. 47 

how noticeable it is to see a change after half the distance has 
been covered. In other words, you might say he runs as long 
as he can upon one breath and as soon as the latter has gone 
his breathing is in any old fashion. The secret of breathing in 
a race is that the first breath should not be absolutely all used 
before another breath should be taken. My manner of breath- 
ing is that about after I have covered fifty to sixty yards I feel 
myself not running with the same vim that I ought to, and 
just as soon as I find this the case, immediately I take in a 
fresh supply to work on. Consequen-tly, to the beginner, do 
not use up all the air of your first inhalation, for just as soon as 
the lungs have no oxygen in them naturally you will weaken. 

In my record-breaking race at the inter-collegiate champion- 
ships of 1902, where I established a new world's record of 9 3-5 
seconds for one hundred yards, my manner of breathing was 
probably one of the most important elements to my success. To 
my dismay, after half the distance had been traversed, I noticed 
that my formidable competitor, Schick of Harvard, had an advan- 
tage of a few feet. Immediately my supply of oxygen was re- 
freshened and the result was apparent at once, for from this point 
I simply jumped to the front and held a comfortable margin to 
the tape. In conjunction with the manner of breathing in a 
race, another important point, which would not be out of place 
at this stage of the writing, is the art of finishing a sprint. In 
many of our sprinters of to-day how noticeable it is that many 
lack the necessary dash at the completion of the distance; per- 
sonally it is my belief that the more highly strung the athlete 
is, or, in other words, the more nervous force the athlete has, the 
better finisher he will be. In all my races it has been my 
custom as I approached the finish line to work myself into a state 



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BREATHING-THIRD POSITION. 

Arms overhead, breath held, and as the arms descend to first position the 

breathing is gradually released. 



Spalding s Athletic Library. 49 

of nervous energy— so that I was seized with a sort of dread 
as if something fearful was behind me, and thus I was enabled 
to find a terrific burst at the tape. Of course, a sprint race is 
nothing practically but a finish from the report of the pistol, 
still it is wonderful how the concentration of the mind will 
work the athlete up to such a pitch that he is enabled to produce 
such a burst. In training for the developing of a finish, what- 
ever distance the athlete should desire to make his forte, the 
best system would be to dash at that distance at a fair clip, 
and after passing that post, sprint another twenty-five yards, en- 
deavoring to do the extra distance with all the available force 
you can find. In this way gradually you will become more 
accustomed to your distance, and find the race seems shorter than 
heretofore. This method I have employed and to me the result 
was very noticeable— for when an athlete has his distance at 
his mercy, the race becomes a pleasure and not an ordeal, which 
so many of our runners to-day make it. 

THE AMOUNT OF WORK TO DO DAILY. 
There is nothing, undoubtedly, that would be of more advan- 
tage to a person about to take up athletics preliminary to his 
regular work than cross-country jaunts. To the individual desir- 
ing to take up sprinting, it is most commendable to take walks, 
especially in the fall of the year, clad in good heavy clothing, 
and occasionally changing the walk to a short run. A sprinter 
as a general rule does not require the road work that a distance 
runner would, still, to indulge in these walks about two or three 
times a week is most beneficial to the athlete, not only in his 
sprinting but likewise in after life. Having practised these 
cross-country spins for at least two weeks prior to the regular 




CORRECT MANNER TO FINISH THE SPRINT. 
Chest well forward, the body literally hurled at the tape. 



Spalding' s Athletic Library. 51 

training, the athlete becomes in a fair condition to undertake 
his speciaUy. 

Previously in this book I have given rather a general outline 
in regards to training, but under this title of work it is my 
intention to give the reader a more specific line of preparation. 
Supposing the athlete to have spent considerable thought and 
consideration upon the preliminary work, the next point is the 
development for the negotiation of the distance. Short bursts 
of speed, say about forty yards, should be practised. The ath- 
lete should confine himself to this distance for two days, and 
having also practised a few starts prior to his going through 
this distance, he should end up his day's training by jogging a 
two hundred and twenty yards dash at a fair clip. The idea of jog- 
ging this distance is to develop the stride. After dashing at the 
distance of forty yards, the distance should be increased to sixty 
yards, and at this latter distance about two attempts should 
be made. The jog should be decreased to about one hundred 
and sixty yards. It is to one's advantage to secure some other 
runner to race with, as it is a wonderful help to have some one 
alongside of you. This pacer should always be a runner who 
is acknowledged to be a faster man, and if it is impossible to 
secure a fast pacer, place a slower man upon a handicap and 
endeavor to catch him. 

My first experience was at the Charlesbank Gymnasium in 
Boston. I was extremely fortunate as to the manner of pace- 
makers, and I sincerely believe this was one of the principal 
foundations to my success. At this gymnasium it was the custom 
for all the professional and amateur athletes around New 
England to train, and daily we all assembled and formed short 
distance handicaps. I recall one of my first trials with ''Pooch" 




INCORRECT WAY OF FINISHING. 
Showing the faulty position of head and arms. 



Spalding's Athletic Library. 53 

Donovan, brother of the famous ''Piper" Donovan. We raced 
for fifty yards and I managed to hold him for ahnost all the 
distance, he barely winning out at the finish. Every one who 
saw the race predicted a most successful athletic career for me. 
These try-outs are an immense help to one, and I impress upon 
the reader the necessity of securing as fast pace as possible- 
How noticeable it is upon the cinder path to see trainers with 
a watch in hand timing their protege to see whether the latter 
is improving or otherwise. The use of a timepiece should be 
resorted to only upon special occasions. Personally, I never 
place much faith in the same. An efficient trainer or the sprinter 
himself generally can tell how he is running by simply racing 
with his fellow athletes. In the outline of work the full distance 
should rarely be run. It has been my experience to devote all 
my energy as far as the seventy-five-yard mark. So when the 
sprinter has attempted a sixty yards distance next the run should 
be increased to the seventy-five yards mark. Great care and 
caution should be used that the athlete has been thoroughly 
warmed up before he attempts these distances. Having had 
trials at these various distances, the system of work should be 
changed slightly, but in all cases the jogging of the one hundred 
and fifty yards and the two hundred and twenty-two should be 
continued. As the athlete feels himself approaching the tired 
and lazy state, which is bound to assert itself sooner or later, 
he should ease up in his work just a triflie, if for only a few days. 
It is necessary, after training for two or three weeks, that the 
runner should reach the tired stage. 

Personally, just prior to a contest, I always wish to feel tired 
and a little sleepy, so it would necessitate my retiring earlier than 
usual, but I wish to caution the runner that there are different 




SHOWING THE CORRECT POSITION OF HANDS, ARMS AND HEAD 
—BODY FORWARD. 



Spalding's Athletic Library. 55 

stages of tiredness, if I may so term it. When an athlete gets 
himself into such a condition that he can sleep at all times, and 
feels practically worn out, then is the time when great care 
should be taken not to overdo the training. 

It was my custom while training to endeavor on all occa- 
sions to have myself so that at the time of the race I was at 
my very best. To accomplish this, much energy must be retained 
within a person, and should not be left upon the cinder path 
while preparing. 

While racing in England I was much surprised at the enor- 
mous -amount of work a sprinter mapped out for himself. Let 
me advise the runner to save himself as much as possible. I 
always like to feel in training that I still have some reserve 
force upon which I can rely. 

The few points which I have just noted would be mostly con- 
fined to the runner of rather tender age. The older, and more 
muscular individual, must, of course, be guided by his own 
judgment as to the amount of work he can perform. If the per- 
son is large, the work, in all respects, should be made harder,, 
as it takes a large person longer to obtain his form than a 
younger and smaller person. 

The time for training should be fixed at a certain hour every 
day, and under no circumstances, except for sickness, should 
a day be lost. Regularity is one of the principal elements which 
enters into the success of an athlete, and should the weather be 
totally unseasonable, upon such occasion the athlete should 
obtain his rub. Many times in my work have I trained in the 
rain, and the only reason for my non-appearance on the track 
would be its poor condition or my illness. 

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mark, the full hundred yards should then be attempted. To 
the novice, I might advise the use of a timepiece, that he might 
see what the results of his endeavors are. The day when the 
full hundred yards is run, the sprinter should end up his day's 
work by sprinting a good two hundred and twenty yards. Then 
it is that the efficient coach has an opportunity to observe the 
progress and the chances of his pupil. Everything should be 
watched closely and the sprinter should also be observed from a 
distance. Should the start appear to be slow, of course more 
time should be spent on this rather difficult essential. On the 
other hand, should the runner appear not to negotiate the dis- 
tance strongly, the distance work should be increased. In a 
great many runners it is noted that some are able to run very 
well at the beginning of the race, while others show up to better 
advantage at the finish. To the former, I would say that their 
chances were far better for success. 

In my first years I managed to run the first part of my race 
very fast, but gradually I weakened from the fifty yards on. 
so that my stronger opponents would always outfoot me in the 
last few yards of the race. This was simply because I was not 
able to withstand the pace I started. However, it was not long 
before I was able to increase gradually to the tape. So, should 
the runner not give himself up to the care of a coach, he must 
use his own judgment in such matters. 

Gradually, as one trains daily he can notice whether he is 
starting with his usual precision, and has his usual strength at 
the finish. As I said before, I always delight in seeing a fast 
beginner, as his chances for development seem more apparent. 

A few words on the art of finishing, which, I believe, is one of 
my strong points in a race, may not be amiss here and possibly 
will be of some assistance to the ambitious aspirant. 



Spalding's Athletic Library. 59 

A sprint, yoii might say, is nothing but a finish from crack of 
the pistol to the breaking of the tape. My own experience in a 
race has been that during the whole distance I felt a dread sen- 
sation as if something terrible was behind me. This dreaded 
sensation was the crunch on the cinders of my opponents, who 
were tearing after me with that do-or-die feeling. Then it is 
that the athlete must keep his wits about him, as there is great 
danger when one is hard pressed, in his anxiety to get the lead 
on his antagonist, that the form of running is lost. 



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PROPER DIET 

on 



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Perhaps one of the most prominent elements which enter in 
the subject of training is the diet. Some trainers do not lay 
particular stress upon this valuable requisite, but it should be fol- 
lowed with precision. It is absolutely essential that the young 
athlete using up so much physical and mental force daily should 
eat well. Previously, according to the old system of training, 
the athlete was subjected to the most severe rules upon dieting, 
and his life was simply a drudge, but gradually this system is 
becoming extinct, so to-day we find all the athletes being treated 
rather liberally in this respect. In preparing for many of my 
athletic contests I ate practically anything that agreed with me, 
but never mdulged in any pastry, sweets, such as candy and the 
like. Two weeks previous, however, to an important contest I 
subjected myself to a regular diet. It practically consisted of the 
same thing every day, and although one must confess it became 
very tiresome, still it has impressed me as one of the foundations 
of success. So to the young athlete let me advise eating whatever 
agrees with you, but do not overtax the digestive system, and 
especially refrain from pastries, candies and anything of a hard 
digestible nature. In other words, a liberal menu, such as roast 
lamb, chicken, beef cooked moderately, broiled steak, chops, 
poached and boiled eggs, vegetables, fruits, oranges, bananas, figs. 
Then should the young man be entering some very important race 
let him follow this special diet about two weeks before the con- 



Spalding s Athletic Library. 6i 

test. Broiled steak or chops with poached eggs in the mornings, 
accompanied with dry toast and tea, coffee or milk ; for lunch, 
steak, a little vegetables, toast and tea, with a little desert, such 
as stewed pears ; in the evening practically the same. Any one 
can see how monotonous it must be to keep eating steak, but 
such has been my custom, and the results that have been pro- 
duced plainly speak for themselves. The diet used by many 
American athletes was extremely surprising to our cousins across 
the water. I recall when Alvin Kraenzlein and myself were in 
Birmingham, England, racing at the sports of the Birmingham 
Athletic Club, we were guests of Dr. Badger, president of the 
Midland Counties Association of England. He asked what we 
desired for a dinner previous to our race. When we informed 
him what we were accustomed to eating he was very much 
astounded, as he informed us that our menu was very hard 
to digest and much opposed to the teachings of medicine. When, 
however, Kraenzlein went out and broke a world's record he 
stated that from thereafter he would not undertake to prescribe 
or criticise the diet of an athlete, as Kraenzlein had completely 
upset all his directions. 

Some athletic trainers allow the use of intoxicants, such as 
Dublin stout, Bass ale, beer, and in some cases wine. There 
is no serious objections to any of these when practised with 
common sense, but should the young athlete be a teetotaler I 
would advise him to refrain from their use. Now-a-days a great 
many of our athletes are accustomed to their use at home, and 
so consequently in such cases it would be of no serious disad- 
vantage to use sparingly of the same. They should be used 
principally as a tonic to the .system and never indulged in to 
excess. 

Another important element which enters in the subject of 



62 Spalding s Athletic Library, 

training is the question of regular hours. Regularity in this 
respect should be insisted upon. All athletes should retire not 
later than ten-thirty and arise anywhere from seven-thirty to 
eight-thirty. Sleep is an absolute necessity, as an athlete doing 
physical work requires more rest than the ordinary individual. 
It is also to one's advantage to endeavor to snatch a short nap 
in the afternoon just previous to training. 

There should be positively no smoking during training, as 
this popular habit is very injurious not only to the wind, but also 
to the nerve centres. It was surprising to me when racing in 
Europe to see the foreign athletes training and still smoking. 
They were astonished when I informed them that while training 
I never used tobacco in any form, and repeatedly asked me my 
objections to its use. The Englishmen in particular seem to be 
addicted to this habit and smoke continuously while training. 
They do not believe in denying themselves such fancies, but 
are content with racing for the pure love of the sport. They 
do not train so assiduously as the American athlete, and con- 
sequently do not produce the sprinters that we do, England 
seems to be a little behind in respect to sprinters, as repeatedly 
the "Yankee" cousins contend with them and always defeat 
them. This is a very unexplainable situation, not only to the 
Englishmen themselves, but likewise to the American sportsman. 

Certain rules of training should be laid down and discipline 
should be rigidly enforced. How noticeable it is that a great 
many of our promising athletes cannot be trusted to train con- 
scientiously, but occasionally sneak away and indulge in various 
forms of dissipation. To such characters as these I would advise 
them to refrain from attempting to run, as they are not only a 
detriment to the sport, but likewise are inflicting severe injury 
upon themselves. 



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BATHING AND MASSAGING 



The subject of bathing, a minor but necessary detail in the 
exercise of running, should be indulged with cautiously. Some 
athletes can stand bathing every day, while others on the other 
hand are weakened by daily sprays. To the majority of athletes, 
however, I believe it is advantageous to wash daily. Let the 
runner secure a large sponge and as soon as he has completed the 
daily training sponge all over with warm water. After the 
sponging has been completed take a warm shower bath, and 
gradually regulated till it becomes cold. Under no conditions 
remain too long, but immediately after the cold shower, secure 
a rough Turkish towel and have a rubber wipe off the water 
briskly. My experience as to bathing has been that I took just 
such showers until a week before the contest, then I refrained 
from any whatsoever. 

After the rubbing down process by means of the Turkish 
towel has been finished, then the athlete should receive a 
thorough massaging. The latter is very essential in sprinting, 
for in order for one to hope to be successful he should keep 
all the muscles supple. 

It is not absolutely necessary to have some particular liniment 
as a rub-down, anything in the line of witch hazel, alcohol or the 
hke will do. The effects of rubbing is not from the embrocation 
used, but the effect of the kneading from the same. 

Upon damp and cold days, before the athlete appears upon 



64 Spalding's Athletic Library. 

the track to do his work, I should advise him to lubricate well 
all his joints with cocoanut oil. In fact, any day of a race I 
would massage thoroughly with this oil. The subject of rub- 
bing formerly was considered not absolutely essential, and as 
a matter of fact many sprinters to-day do no rubbing. My 
experience in sprint-running has been that it is absolutely neces- 
sary. It is surprising how rapidly an athlete can become stale 
if he does not rub. In my English races many times I was 
unable to rub properly, but the neglect of such soon asserted 
itself. 

In England the manner of rubbing is very different than in 
our own country. 

Abroad the rubber uses a certain kind of rough mittens; and 
only upon extraordinary occasions did I see an embrocation used. 
Personally, I had no use for this method of massaging with these 
mittens, and the rubbers seemed much astunded when I requested 
them to give me a "Yankee Rub." 

It is to one's advantage to rub before working, as well as after. 
It is very easy to strain a ligament or tendon, but by having the 
limbs thoroughly warmed up before practising it decreases the 
chances of any such accidents. 



WHAT TO WEAR AND USE 




4 



Cross Country Shoes 



It is very important 
that the beginner in 
athletics should know 
what to wear for the dif- 
ferent sports. The cross 
country runner requires 
a shoe with a low, broad 
heel, and spikes in sole 
of shoe; he can have 
spikes in the heel or not, 
just as it suits him. A 
pair of Spalding's No. 
14-C shoes, which are 
made of the finest Kang- 
aroo leather, and used by 



all the prominent cross country runners, cost $5 00 per pair. A 
sprinter will require a pair of sprinting shoes. No. 2-0, that retail 
for $5.00. It was with this style shoe that Wefers made all his 
records. John Cregan, the Inter-Collegiate Champion, wore 
them, as well as Charles 
Kilpatrick, the peerless 
half-mile runner and 
celebrated record holder, 
and Arthur F. Dufifey, 
who has gone the 100 
yards in 9 3-5 seconds. 
The sweater. No. A, of 
finest Australian lamb's 
wool, was made origin- 
ally by special order for 
the Yale foot ball team 




and now used by all college athletes, is one of the best in the 
market, sells for $6.00; athletic shirt, No. 600, at $1.25; athletic 
pants. No. 3, at 75 cents ; a supporter is very essential for an ath- 
lete and nearly all the champions use them ; No. 5 is the most 
suitable one and retails at 75 cents ; a pair of corks will cost the 
athlete 15 cents; pushers for the running shoes, 25 cents; the 
bath robe is now an essential part of an athlete's outfit — these re- 
tail at $5.00. This complete outfit costs $19-15. 

The second quality of the same line of goods can be bought 
as follows: Sprinting shoes, No. 10, $4.00; sweater, No. B, 
$5.00 ; shirt, No. 6 E, 50 cents ; pants. No. 4, 50 cents ; supporter, 
No. ^2, 50 cents; corks. No. i, 15 cents; pushers, No. 5, 25 cents; 
bath robe, $3.50. This 
second grade outfit costs 
$14.40. 

The pole-vaulter will 
want the same outfit, 
with the exception of a 
pair of jumping shoes. 
No. 14-H, which sell for 
$5.00, and a pair of wrist 
supporters, No. 200, 
which can be bought for 
about 35 cents. There is 
one article that a pole- 
vaulter must have, and 

that is his own pole. Jumping and Hurdling Shoes 

There is an awful lot in getting used to a pole and having confi- 
dence in the one that is yours, because no other contestant is 
allowed to use it according to the rules, which is quite right, for 
we have often seen a pole-vaulter make the fatal mistake of allow- 
ing much heavier men to use his pole and break it. Any one 
can naturally understand that a man who weighs 160 pounds 
cannot use a pole designed for a man weighing 115 pounds. The 
best pole on the market for athletic purposes is the 15-foot 
6-inch pole as supplied by A. G. Spalding & Bros, to the Prince- 




ton University A. A. This pole is made of hollow spruce, thus 
being much lighter, and owing to a special preparation with 

which it is filled, the 
strength and stiffness is 
greatly increased. It re- 
tails for $10.50; a 14- foot 
pole, hollow, retails for 
$9-50, and the solid for 
$6.00. Usually the vault- 
er will wrap the pole 
to suit his own tastes. 

The high jumper and 
the broad jumper will 
want an outfit as fol- 
lows : Jumping shoes. 
No. 14-H, $5.00 ; sweater, 
No. A, $6.00; shirt, No. 
600, $1.25; pants. No. 3, 

Intercollegiate Swea^r ^^ ''^"^^ ' ^UPPOrter, No. 5, 

15 cents; pushers, No. 5, .5 cents; bath robcToo '°^'" '"'• '' 
An outfit with several of the articles of a cheaper grade than 

B%tr l°TJrT' '"""'' N°- '4-«- fc.oo; sweater, No 
B, $5.00 ; sh.rt. No. 6-E, 50 cents; pants. No. 4, 50 cents- sup- 
porter No^ .50 cents; corks. No. ,, ,5 cents-'pushers No. 5. 
25 cents; bath robe, $3.50. > • ^' 

^ The man who throws the weights will require the same wear- 
ing apparel as the pole-vaulter or the runner. John Flanagan 
and James Mitchel, two of the greatest weight throwers in Ihe 

Zt Tl . Z ^"r " '' '''' ^°- ^4-H shoe, with a short 

spike, which retails for $5.00. It is very essential that the weight 
thrower should have his own implements; in fact, nearly all the 
champion weight throwers carry their own weights with them 
and guard them jealously. 

^ Without doubt the best hammer in the market to-day is the ball- 
oeanng championship hammer as designed and used by John 





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Flanagan, the record holder and champion thrower of the world. 

This sells for $10.00. An extra leather case for carrying these 

hammers will cost the athlete $2.00. The regulation hammer, 

lead, you can get for $4.50 and the iron 

at $3.25. The 16-pound shot, lead, will 

cost $2.50, and the iron, $1.75. The 56- 
pound weight, lead, will cost $8.50, 

While on this subject I would advise any 

weight thrower who wants to become 

expert to carry his own weights and 

particularly his own hammer. He can 

then arrange to have the grip made to 

suit himself, and when necessary to 

cover it with leather, and he will not be 

called upon when he goes to a competi- 
tion to take the ordinary hammer with 

a handle with v/hich he is not familiar. 
Athletes should make it a point to have two suits of athletic 

apparel, one for competition and one for practice purposes. The 

clothing that some of our crack athletes wear in competition is 

a disgrace to athletics, and it adds a 

great deal to an athlete's appearance 
to appear neat and clean when taking 
part in athletic competition. In prac- 
tice within one's club or grounds al- 
most any kind of clothing can be 
used. A sprinter should have two 
pairs of running shoes, one a very 
heavy pair for practicing in (the 
cross country shoe. No. 14-C, makes 
a very good shoe for this purpose, 
and can be had with or without 
spikes on heels), and a light pair for 
Running Pants ^.^^j^^^ q^^^ ^f ^j^^ ^^^^ professional 

sprinters that ever wore a shoe made it a point to train for all 
his races in very heavy sprinting shoes. Aside from the benefit 




that IS claimed for practicing in heavy shoes, you always feel 
as though you have a pair of shoes that will he ready for any 
race that is scheduled, and bear in mind it does not pay to 
buy athletic implements or clothing that are cheap. They don't 
wear and cannot give you the service that you will get from 
articles that are official and made by a reputable house 

Athletes and athletic club officials would do well to procure a 
copy of the Athletic Primer (No. 87) of Spalding's Athletic Li- 
brary) . Thisibook fully covers the construction of athletic grounds 
and tracks, the management of games, formation of new clubs, etc. 
It also contains illustrations and diagrams of what might be 
considered a perfect athletic track. 

In laying out or re-arranging grounds great care should be 
taken to see that the field sports can go on without interference, 
and m the management of a large meeting it is very essential 

that more than one 

field sport should go fi^^fc 

ranged to h"ve the I 

running broad jump, f 

running high jump. Take-off Board. 

and the circles for weight-throwing separated. In order to have 
your plant as perfect as possible, it is necessary that you have all 
the apparatus that is necessary, not only to conduct an athletic 
meet, but to give the different athletes an opportunity to practice 




the 



various sports 




Toe Board or Stop Board. 



There are many things that 
are required. Great care 
should be taken in the arrange- 
ment of the broad jump. The 
toe board is a very important 
article and is generally over- 
looked, and the runway re- 
quires as much attention as 



the track. At the average athletic grounds the jumpTng^pIth is 
usually neglected. 



L 



»,_ y — ___J IZ^^^-- -^^ *^^^ sprint races, wherever pos- 

'^^^'~^'''Zl^--'--fr-''^r^^ ^^^^^' ^^^^ contestant should be given 
|-°^j 1 ' r^ L I ^^^^ °^" lane. A iane can be made 

=^ 1* of iron stakes driven in the ground 

about eighteen inches apart and 

Lanes for Sprint Races Strung with COrds. 

For the pole vaulters and high jumpers you should procure 
two sets of wooden apparatus — Spalding's complete apparatus- 




I 



VAULTING STANDARD. 
AND 
POLES. 




No. 109. If the pole jump and high jump go on at the same time, 
an extra lot of cross-bars should be on hand and three or four 
different poles. 



The regulation 56-p0iind weight, 
weight, can be secured for $8.50. 



known as the "Mitchel" 




Regulation 56-Lb. Weight 



Regulation 16-Lb. Hammer 



For the weights you will be required to furnish a i6-lb. Spald- 
ing Championship Ball Bearing Hammer, as originally designed 
by Champion John Flanagan. It is now universally used by 
all the good weight throwers. The ball-bearing swivel hammer 
is in great demand and favored. It does away with the breaking 





of handles, and Flanagan claims it can be thrown many 
feet further than the old style hammer. 
Schoolboys invariably use the 12-pound shot 
and ihe 12-pound hammer. If they desire 
lead shot, it usually costs a little more than 
the iron. The 16-pound iron shot can be 
bought for about ?i.75, and the 12-pound 
Shut for $1.50. 

The most suitable hurdles on the mar- 
ket are the Foster Patent Safety Hur- 
dles. The frame is 2 feet 6 inches in 
height with a horizontal rod passing 
through it two feet above the ground. 
The hurdle is a wooden gate 2 feet high 
'swinging on this rod at a point 6 inches 
from one of the sides and 18 inches from 

the other. With the short side up it Foster Patent Safety Hurdle 
^ ^ . , c ,1 1 at ~ ft. 6 in. height 

measures 2 feet 6 niches from the ground, 
and with the long side up 3 feet 6 inches. 

The hurdle can be changed from one 
height to the other in a few seconds, and 
is held lirm.ly in either position by a 
thumb-screw on the rod. Tt would be hard 
to conceive any device more simple or 
more easily handled than this. The inven- 
Foster Patent Safety Hurdle tiou was uscd exclusively at the Olympic 
at3ft. Gin. height Games of 1904, and has met with the 

approval of the best known physical directors and trainers of the 
country. The Spalding Official 

Discus should always be 
on the grounds. This re- 
tails for $5.00. .-7—=., , '__^ 

A megaphone is now Official Discus 

a necessary adjunct to an athletic meeting. With 
a megaphone almost any amateur can announce 
Megaphone ^'^c results distinctly. 





The captain of the club should 
endeavor to have in his posses- 
sion a pistol so that the boj-s 
can practice starting, and a 
wiiistle for announcing that 
everything is ready for a start 
and also for attracting the attention of the ^-^^"^-^^^.^ ..pe 

ttTni;h"""^ """""'■ ''''' "^' ''''''' b^"-^ -' y-^- for 




Starter's Pi;tol 




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The athlete is also advised to consult the following books which 

atll°,'ic'trTi'^''"'''^'^'"'f "• *'• ^- ^^"'P''^- ^^'"---^ f°^^most 
at et,c tramer now wtth Pennsylvania, is the author, and it was 
wrttten especally for the schoolboy and college man. IllustraTed 
from photos of college champions. illustrated 

No. 87~^Me/,c Primer. Edited by J. E. Sullivan. Tells how 

and track, how to conduct an athletic meeting, with a special 
article on training. Fully illustrated. ^ 

No. ^i(,~The Athletes' Guide. How to become an athlete It 
contains lull .nstrnctions for the beginner, telling how to sprin 

act, th,s book ,s one of the most complete on the subjecf hat 
has e^•er appeared. Special chapters contain valuable advTc to 
whTl'^r; :"V'"P°«^"' A- A- U. rules and their explanations! 

Orto°; '^4--^"/««^.^«rf Cross Country Running. By George 
how M h '^™°"^ U"'-^^^i'y of Pennsylvania runner. TeL 
for ra°„ir;'"H'™n"'"' '" "^^" specialt.es, gives instructions 
bestT,; "^ «t1om """^"^' "'"^ "^"^ '"'" P^- P'--- °f '"e 
No. x%z~All-Around Athletics. Revsed and up-to-date 

by Errv^H"ri r"'-'"* '°' "" ^""A™""" Championship," 
by Ellery H. Clark, wmner ,n 1897 and 1903; "Training for the 



All-Around," by Dr. E. C. White, ex-champion; "How to 
Become an All-Around Athlete," by Adam B. Gunn, ex-cham- 
pion; other explicit and detailed instructions for the competitor; 
scores of contests from 1884; tables of points used in scoring the 
all-around; notable performances of all-around winners; portraits 
of prominent all-around competitors, and scenes taken at all- 
around meets. The best book on all-around work ever published. 

No. 2\']— Olympic Handbook. Compiled by J. E. Sullivan, 
Chief Department Physical Culture, Louisiana Purchase Exposi- 
tion, and Director Olympic Games, 1904. Contains a complete 
report of the Olympic Games of 1904, with list of records and 
pictures of hundreds of athletes; also reports of the games of 1896 
and 1900. 

No. 22,g— Official hitercollegiate A. A. A. A. Handbook. Con- 
tains official rules that govern intercollegiate events and all inter- 
collegiate records. Any boy who intends to compete in college 
athletics should familiarize himself with this book. 

No. 241— Official Handbook of the A. A. U. of the United 
States. The A. A. U. is the governing body of athletics in the 
United States, and all games must be held under its rules, which 
are exclusively published in this book. 

No. 24s— Official V. J/. C. A. Handbook. Edited by G. T. 
Hepbron, the well-known athletic authority. Contains official 
Y. M. C. A. athletic rules, records, scoring tables, etc. 

No. 2^6— Athletic Training for Schoolboys. This book is the 
most complete work of its kind yet attempted. The compiler is 
Geo. W. Orton, of the University of Pennsylvania, a famous ath- 
lete himself and who is well qualified to give instructions to the 
beginner. Each event in the intercollegiate programme is treated 
of separately, both in regards to method of training and form. 
By following the directions given, the young athlete will be sure 
to benefit himself without the danger of overworking, as many 
have done through ignorance, rendering themselves unfitted for 
their task when the day of competition arrived. 

No. 2^g— Official Handbook of the Public Schools Athletic 
League. This is the official handbook of the Public Schools 



Athletic League, which embraces all the public schools of Greater 
New York. It contains the official rules that govern all the 
contests of the league, and constitution, by-laws and officers. 
Edited by Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick, superintendent of physical 
education in the New York public schools, and Wm. C. J. Kelly, 
secretary of the league. Illustrated. 

No. 250 — Official Athletic Almanac. Compiled by J. E. Sulli- 
van, Chief Department Physical Culture, Louisiana Purchase 
Exposition, and Director Olympic Games, 1904. The only 
annual publication now issued that contains a complete list of 
amateur best-on-records; complete intercollegiate records; com- 
plete English records from 1866; swimming records; inter- 
scholastic records; Irish, Scotch and Australasian records; re- 
ports of leading athletic meets; skating records; important athletic 
events and numerous photos of individual athletes and leading 
athletic teams. Illustrated with pictures of the year's leading 
athletes. 

No. 2S2— How to Sprint. By Arthur F. Dufifey, holder of the 
world's record for 100 yards, 9 3-5 seconds. In this book Cham- 
pion Dufifey gives a complete and detailed account of how he 
trained for his races, and that his methods are correct is borne 
out by his wonderful performances in America, the British Isles, 
Australia and New Zealand. Every schoolboy who aspires to be 
a sprinter can study this book to advantage and gain a great deal 
of useful knowledge. Illustrated from photographs posed by 
Champion Dufifey, showing correct and incorrect methods. 

The price of each of the above books is ten cents, and they can 
be obtained generally from any newsdealer or from the pub- 
lishers, American Sports Publishing Company, 21 Warren Street, 
New York. 

In addition to the above special list, Spalding's Athletic Library 
contains books on every athletic subject. A complete list of same 
will be found in the last pages of this book. 



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Athletic Training 
For Schoolboys 

(Spalding's Athletic Library No. 246) 

By GEO. W. ORTON 



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This book is the most complete work of its kind yet attempte<l. The 
compiler is Geo. W. Orton, of the LTniversity of Pennsylvania, a 
famous athlete himself and who is well qualified to give instructions 
to the beginner. Each event in the intercollegiate programme is 
treated of separately, both in regards to method of training and form. 
By following the directions given, the young athlete will be sure to 
benefit himself without the danger of overworking, as many have done 
through ignorance, rendering themselves unfitted for their task when 
the day of competition arrived. Illustrated with numerous full page 
pictures of leading athletes in action. 

PRICE 10 CENTS 

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Implements for all Athletic Events, Send Your Name for a 

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This Running Shoe is 
made of the finest 
Kangaroo Leather; 
extremely Hght and 
glove - fitting; best 
English steel spikes 
firmly riveted on. 

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made; solid leather 
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Cross 

Country 

Shoes 

Finest Kangaroo 
leather; low broad 
heel, flexible shank, 
hand-sewed; six spikes 
on sole; with or with- 
out spikes on heel. 

No. 14C. 

Per pair, $5.00 

Jumping and 

Hurdling 

Shoes 

Fine Kangaroo 
leather, hand made, 
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and spikes in heel, 
placed according to 
latest ideas, to assist 
jumper. 

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Per pair, $5.00 



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IN all athletic contests the implements and ^^T^l 
apparatus must conform to the official rules ^J M 
as laid down by the governing bodies of the ^"^ * • 
various sports, the object being to enable all contestants to < 
pete under uniform conditions and with the same kind of an in 
ment, for a record in any sport will not be allowed unles: 
official implement is used. That is why Spalding impler 
are always selected, because they never vary in weigh 
measurement, but invariably conform to the rules. . . 




The above illustration shows the Stadium at the St. 
field was pronounced by experts to be the most perfectly < 
designed and equipped by A. G. Spalding & Bros. In thi 
Bros, with a gymnasium exhibit that was pronounced a m( 



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THE officials of the Louisiana Purchase 
Exposition, recognizing the importance 
of the OLYMPIC GAMES and the value of 
dishing authentic Olympic records, selected Spalding Athletic 
ements for exclusive official use in connection with the 
npic Games (held in the Stadium of the Exposition, from 
to November) because of their acknowledged superiority, 
Dility and official standing. For over a quarter of a century 
J. Spalding & Bros.* implements have been officially used. 



tion, in which the Olympic Games of 1904 were held. The 
oor athletic plant ever constructed. The entire field was 
is the Model Gymnasium, equipped by A. G. Spalding^ 
3erts and the International Jury. 




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INDOOR RUNNING SHOES 

^lade With or Without Spikes, 




Fine leather, rubber tipped sole, with spikes. 
No. 111. Per pair, $3.50 

Leather shoe, rubber tipped, with spikes. 
No. 112. Per pair, $3.00 

Leather shoe, rubber tipped, no spikes. 
No. 114. Per pair, $2.50 

INDOOR JUMPING SHOES 

Best leather Indoor Jumping Shoe, hand-made, 

rubber soles. 

No. 210. Per pair, $5.00 



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SPIKES 



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MADE OF THICK WOOD, SHAPED 
AND PERFORATED TO ACCOM- 
MODATE SPIKES OF RUNNING 
SHOES. A GREAT CONVENIENCE 
FOR RUNNERS 



No. N. 



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CHAMOIS PUSHERS 

Made of fine 
chamois skin 
and used with 
running, walk- 
ing, jumping 
and other ath- 
letic shoes. 

No, 

COMPETITORS' NUMBERS 

Printed on heavy Manila paper or strong linen. 




5. Per pair, 25c. 



MANILA LINEN 



No. 1. 
No. 2. 
No. 3. 

No. 4. 

No. 5. 
No. 6. 



Ito 50. 
Ito 75. 
1 to 100. 
1 to 150. 
1 to 200. 
1 to 250. 



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5.00 

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GRIPS 

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Take-off Board 




The Take-off Board is used for the running- broad 

jump and is a necessary adjunct to the athletic field. 

Regulation size, top painted white. 

Each, $3.00 

Toe Board or Stop Board 




The Toe Board or Stop Board is used when putting 

the 16-lb. shot, throwing weights and discus, and 

is curved on the arc of a 7-foot circle. 

Regulation size, painted white, substantially made. 

Each, $3.50 

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SLEEVELESS SHIRTS 

Best Worsted, full fashioned, 

stock colors and sizes. 
No. IE. . . Each, $2.7 5 

Cut Worsted, stock colors and 

sizes. 
No. 600- . Each, $1,25 

Mercerized Cotton, natural 

color and light blue only. 

No. 6EM. . Each, $l,00 

Other colors to order; prices 

on application. 

Sanitary Cotton, stock colors and sizes. 

No. 6E. Each, 50c. 

QUARTER SLEEVE SHIRTS 

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No. IF. . Each, $2,75 

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Running Pants 

White or black Sateen, fly 
front, lace back. 

No. 1. 
Per pair, $1.25 

White or black Sateen, lace 
back, fly front. 

No. 2. 
Per pair; $1.00 

White or black Silesia fly front, lace back. 

No. 3. 

Per pair, 75c. 

White or black Silesia, fly front, lace back. 

No. 4. 

Per pair, 50c. 

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No. 6. 

Per pair, 35c. 

Stripes down sides of any of these running pants, 
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Full Lenglh Tights and Trousers 




Full Tights, best worsted, 

full f a s h i on e d, stock 

colors and sizes. 

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Full Tights, cotton, full 

(iuality. White, Black, 

Flesh. 

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Y. M. C. A. TROUSERS 

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sition, 1904, for the best, most complete and most attractive installation of 
Gymnastic Apparatus and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's Fair. 



Spalding Championship Hammer 



BALL-BEARING SWIVEL 




I^HE SPALDING CHAMPIONSHIP Originally de- 
* BALL-BEARING HAMMER, signed by 

John Flanagan, the champion of the world, has been 
highly endorsed only after repeated trials in champ- 
ionship events. The benefits of the ball-bearing con- 
struction will be quickly appreciated by all hammer 
throwers. Each hammer put up complete in sole 
leather carrying case. 

02. 12-U>., with sole leather case. $12.00 

06. 16-Ib., with sole leather case. 12.00 

No. 02X. 12-lb., without sole leather case. 10.00 

No. 06X. 16-lb., without sole leather case. 10.00 



No. 
No. 



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Spaldind's New Regulation Hammer 
With Wire Handle 

Lead each 

No. 9. 12-lb., Lead, Practice, $4.25 
No. 10. 16-lb., Lead, Regulation, 4. 50 

Iron EACH 

No. 12. 8-lb., Iron, Juvenile, $2.50 
No. 14. 12-lb., Iron, Practice, 3.00 
No. 15. 16-lb., Iron, Regulation, 3.25 

Extra Wire Handles each 
No. 6H. For above hammers, 50c. 

Shot 




No. 19. 
No. 21. 
No. 23. 
No. 25. 
No. 18. 



16-lb., Lead. 
12-lb., Lead. 
16-lb., Iron. 
12-lb., Iron. 
8-lb., Iron. 



Each, $2.50 
" 2.25 
" L75 
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Indoor Shot 

With our improved leather cover. 

Does not lose weight even when 
used constantly. 

No. 3. 12-lb. Indoor Shot. Each,$7.00 
No. 4. 16-lb. Indoor Shot. . . "7.50 

No. 26. 8-lb. Indoor Shot. . . "5.00 

Regulation 

564b. 

Weights 

Made after model 
submitted by Cham- 
pion J. S. Mitchel, 
and endorsed by all 
weight throwers. 
Packed in box and 
guaranteed correct 
in weight and in ex- 
act accordance with 
rules of A. A. U. 
No. 2 
Lead 56-lb. Weights 
Complete, $8.50 




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VAULTING STANDARD 
AND 
POLES. 




Vaulting Standards 

No. 109. Wooden uprights, graduated in quarter inches, adjustable to 12 feet. 

Complete, $15.00 

No. 110. Wooden uprights, inch graduations, adjustable to 10 feet, $10.00 

No. 111. Wooden uprights, inch graduations, 7 feet high. 7.00 



Cross Bars 



No. 112. Hickory. Per doz., $3.00 



No. 113. Pine. Per doz., $2.00 



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Vaulting Poles — Selected Spruce 

No. I OO. 8 feet long, solid. . Each, $3.00 

No. lOI. 10 feet long, solid. . '' 4.00 

No. I02. 12 feet long, solid. . '' 5.00 

No. I03. 14 feet long, solid. . '' 6.00 

Hollow Spruce Poles 

Considerably lighter than the solid poles, and the 
special preparation with which we fill the interior of 
pole greatly increases the strength and stiffness. 
No. 200. 8 feet long, hollow. . Each, $8.00 
No. 20 1 . 10 feet long, hollow. . " 8.50 
No. 202. 12 feet long, hollow. . '' 9.00 
No. 203. 14 feet long, hollow. . '' 9.50 

Spalding's Olympic Discus 




An exact reproduction of the discus used in the 
Olympic games at Athens, Greece, by Robert Gar- 
rett, of Princeton, the winner. Sealed in box and 
guaranteed absolutely correct. 
Each, $5.00 



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Cincinnati 



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7-Foot Circle 




The discus, shot and weights are thrown from the 

7-foot circle. Made of one-piece band iron with 

bolted joints. Circle painted white. 

Each, $1 O.OO 




Watch 

stem winder, 



Stop 

Stop Watch, 

nickel-plated case, porcelain 
dial, registered to 60 seconds by 
1-5 seconds, fly back, engaging 
and disengaging mechanism. 
Each, $7.50 

Referees' 
Whistles 

Nickel-plated 
whistle, well 
made. 
No. 1 .Each, 25c. 




.O. 2 



Very reliable. 
No. 2. 



No. I 

Popular design. 
Each, 25c. 



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sition, 1904, for the best, most complete and most attractive installation of 
Gymnastic Apparatus and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's Fair. 



Spalding Gymnasium Shoes 



Horsehide sole; soft 
and flexible; in la- 
dies' and men's 

sizes. 
No. 155. Pair, $3.50 

Kangaroo; elkskin 

sole, extra light, hand 

made. 

No. 15. Pair, $4.00 





High cut, best grade 
canvas shoe, white 
rubber sole ; in ladies' 
and men's sizes; 
men's made of white 
canvas, ladies' black. 

No. IH. Pair, $1.50 

High cut canvas 

shoe, rubber sole. 

No. M, Pair, $1.00 



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Spaidinci's 
Running Shoes 



Arthur F. DufTey 

Holder of the world's record, 
9 3-5s. for 100 yards, wears 
Spalding Shoes in all his races. 

M. W. Long 

Holder of the world's 440 yards 
record; the American, English 
and International champion, 
wears Spalding Shoes in all his 
races. 

B. F. Wefers 

Holder of the world's record 
for 220 yards, made his record 
with a pair of Spalding Shoes. 

John F. Cregan 

The American half-mile and 
Intercollegiate champion, and 
thousands of others attribute 
their success on the path to 
the fact that they had a well- 
fitting, light, serviceable shoe 
to wear. 



Nearly every American, Inter- 
collegiate and Interscholastic 
record has been made when 
the contestant wore Spalding 
Shoes. 



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Purchase Exposition, 1904, for the best, most complete 

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Base B all and Athletic Sup plies shown at the World's Fair. 

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SPALDING CHEST WEIGHT No. 2 

(See illustration on opposite page) 

An ideal machine for home use. Well made and easy run- 
ning. Rods are ^ inch coppered spring steel; bearings are 
hardened steel cone points, running in soft gray iron, 
noiseless and durable. Weight carriage packed with felt, 
good for long wear, but easily removed and replaced when 
necessary without the use of glue or wedges of any kind. 
Weight carriage strikes on rubber bumpers. Weights are 
5 pound iron dumb bells, one to each carriage, and may be 
removed and used as dumb bells if desired. Wall and floor 
boards are hard wood, nicely finished and stained. All 
castings heavily japanned. Every part of machine guaran- 
teed free of defect. 

No. 2. Each, $5.00 



SPALDING CHEST WEIGHT No. 4 

Same type and general design as No. 2, but rods are of 
larger diameter and both rods and wheels are polished and 
nickel- plated. This machine is a decidedly neat and at- 
tractive piece of apparatus for the home and is well worth 
the additional cost. 

No. 4. Each, $7.00 



Head Attachment 
Ready for use by simply 
snapping to one of the han- 
dles. Each, $1.00 



Foot Gear Attachment 

Readily attached to handle; 

can be worn with or without 

shoe. Each, $i.oo 



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SPALDING CHEST WEIGHT No. 5 

(See illustration on opposite page) 

The No. 5 machine has the centre arm adjustment, which 
permits of all th:i lower as well as the direct and upper 
chest movements. The various changes are made by rais- 
ing or lowering the centre arm, requiring but a few sec- 
onds. Japan finish. 
No. 5. Ordinary weights. . . . Each, $15.00 
No. 5. Underlift weights. . . . •" 17.00 

No. 3X. Same style as No. 5, but heavy construction and 
all steel parts polished and nickel-plated. Ordinarv 
w^eights Each, $20.00 




Underlift Weights as supplied with No. 5 and No. 6 
Chest Weight Machines. 

SPALDING CHEST WEIGHT No. 6 

(See illustration on opposite page) 

Our No. 6 Chest Weight is the same as our No. 5 without 

the centre arm adjustment. 

No. 6. Japan finish, ordinary weights. . Each, $10.00 

No. 6. Japan finish, underlift weights. . " 12.00 

IIo. 3. Same as No. 6, but heavy construction and all steel 

partspolished and nickel-plated. Ordinary weights. $16.00 



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THE SPALDING 
HIGHEST QUALITY" SWEATERS 

Made of the very finest 
Australian lamb's wool, and 
exceedingly soft and pleasant 
to wear. They are full fash- 
ioned to body and arms and 
without seams of any kind. 
The various grades in our 
"Highest Quality" Sweat- 
ers are identical in quality 
and finish, the difference 

in price being due entirely to variations in weight. 
Our No. A A Sweaters are considerably heavier 

than the heaviest sweater ever knitted and cannot be 

furnished by any other maker, as we have exclusive 

control of this special weight. 

No. AA. Particularly suitable for foot ball and 

skating. Heaviest sweater made. Each, $7.00 
No. A. "Intercollegiate" special weight. " 6.00 
No. B. Heavyweight. . . " 5.00 

No. C. Standard weight. . . " 4.00 

Colors: White, Navy Blue, Black, Gray, Maroon 

and Cardinal. Other colors to order. Prices on 

application. All made with lo-inch collars; sizes 

28 to 44 inches. 

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Gymnastic Apparatus and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's Fair. 



Spalding Gymnasium Shoes 




very easy and 



Selected leather, electric sole, 
flexible shoe. 
No. 20- Low Cut. Per pair, $ 1 .50 
No. 21. High Cut. '' 1.75 




Low cut shoe, selected leather, extra light and 

elkskin sole; in ladies' and men's sizes. 

No. 166. Per pair, $2.50 



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sition, 1904, for the best, most complete and most attractive installation of 
Gymnastic Apparatus and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's Fair. 



GYMNASIUM SHOES 




Fine horsehide low cut 

shoe, flexible sole, 

roughened to prevent 

slipping; very light and 

comfortable. 

No. 19. 

Per pair, $1.75 

For ladies; otherwise 
same as No. 19. 

No. 19L. 
Per pair. $1.?5 



Low cut shoe, good quality 

black leather, with elkskin 

sole and corrugated rubber 

heel ; very light and well 

made. 

No. 90. 

Per pair, $2.00 

For ladies; otherwise same 

as No. 90. 

No. 90L. 

Per pair, $1.75 





Special ladies' low cut shoe, 

selected black leather with 

roughened elkskin sole. 

No. 85L. 
Per pair, 1.50 



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Kansas City 
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Syracuse 



London, England 



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were won by A. G. SPALDING & BROS, at the Louisiana Purchase Expo- 
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Gymnastic Apparatus and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's Fair. 



Spalding Gymnasium Shoes 



Horsehide sole; soft 
and flexible; in la- 
dies' and men* 
sizes. 

No. 155. Pair, $3.50 

Kangaroo; elkskin 

sole, extra light, hand 

made. 

No. 15. Pair, $4.00 





High cut, best grade 
canvas shoe, white 
rubber sole ; in ladies ' 
and men's sizes; 
men's made of white 
canvas, ladies' black. 
No. IH. Pair, $1.50 

High cut canvas 

shoe, rubber sole. 

No. M. Pair, $1.00 



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The Spalding Tubular Steel 
Racing Skate 

rOR years past racing men have been looking for a skate 
'^ that could be depended upon absolutely. Ordinary 
solder is not always sufficient to stand the strain at certain 
points when a man is turning a corner at full speed, and 
this is one reason why the Spalding Tubular Steel Skate, 
with every joint brazed like a bicycle frame— not soldered, 
jumped into such great popularity immediately upon its 
introduction late last season. We claim that this skate 
embraces more good points necessary to a first-class rac- 
ing skate than any other style on the market to-day. We 
have the opinions and practical experience of some of the 
most prominent racing men in this country to go by, 
notably Mr. Sam See, who passed on most of the details of 
construction, and every 
pair is backed up with 
a positive guarantee of 
quality. If it gives way 
through any fault of 
its construction, w e 
will gladly replace with 
a new pair or refund 
the money. 



Some Good Points 

about the Spalding 

Tubular Steel Racing 

Skate 

Absolutely guaranteed; 
very light weight, all 
tubular steel construc- 
tion; everyjointbrazed, 
not soldered, making it 
the strongest racing 
skate manufactured; 
blades very thin, made 
of 1-16 in. Norway tool 
steel, hardened; toe 
and heel plates made 
of the best partly hard- 
ened steel, left full size 
so that they can be cut 
to fit any size shoe. In 
three lengths of blade, 
14, 15 and 16 inches. 

Pair, $6.00 




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WE have spared no expense in making this ball perfect in 
every detail, and offer it as the finest foot ball ever pro- 
duced. Each ball is thoroughly tested, packed in a sepa- 
rate box and sealed, so that our customers are guaranteed a 
perfect ball inside when same is received with seal unbroken A 
polished and nickel-plated brass foot ball inflater and lacing 
needle will be packed with each Intercollegiate foot ball without 
extra charge. Used exclusively by all the leading universities, 
colleges and athletic associations without exception. 

No. J5. Complete, $4.00 



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THE SPALDING OFFICIAL LEAGUE BALL 

Used exclusively by the National League, Minor Leagxies, and by 
all Intercollegiate and other Associations for over a quarter of a 
century. Each ball wrapped in tinfoil and put in a separate box, 
and sealed in accordance with the regulations of the National 
League and American Association. Warranted to last a full game 
when used under ordinary conditions. 

Each, $1.25 



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Spalding's Athletic Library is devoted to all athletic sports and pas- 
times, indoor and outdoor, and is the recognized American cyclopedia of 
sport. Each book is complete in itself; and those sports which are gov- 
erned by National Associations always designate Spalding's Athletic 
Library as the official publication. This gives to each book the official 
authority to contain the rules. Each year the books are brought up to 
date, with the latest rules, nev/ ideas, new pictures and valuable informa- 
tion, thus making the series the most valuable of its kind in the world. 
The price, 10 cents per copy, places them in the reach of all, and no one's 
library can be complete unless all numbers are found therein. 




characteristic attitudes. 




No. 13- How to Play Hand Balf 

By the world's champion, Michael Egan, 
of Jersey City. This book has been re- 
written and brought vip to date in every 
particular. Every play is thoroughly ex- 
plained by text and diagram. The 
numerous illustrations consist of full 
pages made from photographs of 
Champion Egan, showing him in all his 
Price 10 cents. 



No. 14-Curling 

A short history of this famous Scottish 
pastime, with instructions for play, rules 
of the game, definitions of terms and dia- 
grams of different shots. Price 10 cents. 



No. 23-Canoeing 

By C. Bowyer Vaux. Paddling, sailing, 
cruising and racing canoes and their uses; 
with hints on rig and management ; the 
choice of a canoe ; sailing canoes ; racing 
regulations; canoeing and camping. Fully 
illustrated. Price 10 cents. 



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No. 27-College Athletics 

M. C. Murphy, the well-known athletS* 
trainer, now with Pennsylvania, the 
author of this book, has written it especi- 
ally for the schoolboy and college man, 
but it is invaluable for the athlete who 
wishes to excel in any branch of athletic 
sport. The subjects comprise the follow- 
ing articles: Training, starting, sprint- 
how to train for the quarter, half, mile and longer distances; walk- 
high and broad jumping; hurdling; pole vaulting; throwing the 




hammer. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 



No. 29— Exercising With 
Pulley Weights 

By Dr. Henry S. Anderson, instructor 
in heavy gymnastics Yale gymnasium, 
Anderson Normal School, Chautauqua 
University. In conjunction with a chest 
machine anyone with this book can be- 
come perfectly developed. Contains all 
the various movements necessary to become proficient and of well- 
developed physique. Price 10 cents. 




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No. 40— Archery 

By J. S. Mitchel. An introductory 
chapter on the use of the bow and arrow; 
archery of the present day; the bow and 
how to use it, with practical illustrations 
on the right and wrong method of aiming. 
Price 10 cents. 



Official Sporting 



No. 55 
Rules 

Contains rules not found in other publi- 
cations for the government of many 
sports; rules for wrestling, cross-country 
running, shuffleboard, skating, snowshoe- 
ing, quoits, potato racing, professional 
racing, raccquets, pigeon flying, doff 
racing, pistol and revolver shooting. Price 10 cents. 



No. 87— Athletic Primer 

Edited by James E. Sullivan, Secretary-% 
Treasurer of the Amateur Athletic Union; 
tells how to organize an athletic club, how 
to conduct an athletic meeting, and gives 
rules for the government of athletic meet- 
ings; contents also include directions for 
building a track and laying out athletic 
grounds, and a very instructive article on 

■training; fully illustrated with pictures of leading athletes in action. 

Price 10 cents. 




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NOi I02— Ground Tumbling 

By Prof. Henry Walter Worth, who was 
for years physical director of the Armour 
Institute of Technology. Any boy, by- 
reading this book and following the in- 
structions, which are drawn from life, 
can become a proficient tumbler; all the 
various tricks explained. Price 10 cents. 




No. 104— The Grading of 
Gymnastic Exercises 

By G. M. Martin, Physical Director of 
the Y. M. C. A. of Youngstown. Ohio. It 
is a book that should be in the hands of 
every physical director of the Y. M. C. A., 
^, , ^ ^ , , school, club, college, etc. The contents 

comprise: The place of the class in physical training; grading of exer- 
cises and season schedules-grading of men, grading of exercises, season 
schedules for various classes, elementary and advanced classes, leaders, 
optional exercises, examinations, college and school work; calisthenic 
exercises, graded apparatus exercises and general massed class exercises. 
Nearly 200 pages. Price 10 cents. 



No. 124— How to Become a 
Gymnast 

By Robert Stoll, of the New York A. C, 
the American champion on the flying 
rings from 1885 to 1892. Any boy who 
frequents a gymnasium can easily follow 
the illustrations and instructions in this 
book and with a little practice become 
,, proficient on the horizontal and parallel 

bars, the trapeze or the horse." Price 10 cents. 




No. 128-How to Row 

By E. J. Giannini, of the New York A. 
C, one of America's most famous ama- 
teur oarsmen and champions. This book 
will instruct any one who is a lover of 
rowing how to become an expert. It is 
fully illustrated, showing how to hold the 
oars, the finish of the stroke and other 
information that will prove valuable to 
the beginner. Contains also the official laws of boat racing of the 
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen. Price 10 cents. 





129-Water Polo 

By Gus Sundstrom, instructor at the 
New York A. C. It treats of every detail, 
the individual work of the players, the 
practice of the team, how to throw 
the ball, with illustrations and many valu- 
able hints. Price 10 cents. 



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No. 138-Ofncial Croquet 
Guide 

Contains directions for playing, dia- 
grams of important strokes, description 
of grounds, instructions for the begin- 
ner, terms used in the game, and the 
official playing rules. Price 10 cents. 

No. I40-Wrestling 

Catch as catch can style. By E. H. 
Hitchcock, M. D.. of Cornell, and R. F. 
Nelligan, of Amherst College. The book 
contains nearly seventy illustrations of the 
different holds, photographed especially 
and so described that anybody who desires 
to become expert in wrestling can with 
Price 10 cents. 

No. (42-Physical Training 
Simpliried 

By Prof. E. B. Warman, the well-known 
physical culture expert. Is a complete, 
thorough and practical book where the 
whole man is considered— brain and body. 
By following the instructions no appara- 
tus is required. The book is adapted for 
both sexes. The exercises comprise directions as follows: how to stand; 
how to sit; how to rest; breathing; exercises for the fingers, wrists, 
elbows, shoulders, neck, hips, knees, ankles; a word about the muscles; 
the arms and thighs: shoulders and chest; waist; sides; back and ab- 
domen; bowing; bending: twisting; the liver squeezer, etc., etc. Fully 
illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 143- Indian Clubs and 
Dumb-Bells 

Two of the most popular forms of home 
or gymnasium exercise. This book is 
written by America's amateur champion 
club swinger, J. H. Dougherty. It is 
clearly illustrated, by which any novice 
can become an expert. Price 10 cents. 





No.l49-TheCareof theBody 

A book that all who value health should 
read and follow its instructions. By Prof . 
E.B. Warman, the well known lecturer and 
authority on physical culture. The subject 
is thoroughly treated, as a glance at the 
following small portion of the contents 
shows: An all-around athlete; muscular 
Christianity : eating; diet— various opin- 
ions; bill of fare for brain workers; bill of fare for muscle-makers: what 
to eat and drink; a simple diet; an opinion on brain food; why is food 
required? drinking water; nutrition— how food nourishes the body; a 
day's food, how used; constituents of a day's ration— beefsteak, pota- 
toes bread, butter, water; germs of disease, etc. Price 10 cents. 



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No. 154-Field Hockey 

To those in need of vigorous and health- 
ful out-of-doors exercise, this game is 
recommended highly. Its healthful at- 
tributes are manifold and the interest of 
player and spectator alike is kept active 
throughout the progress of the game. 
The game is prominent in the sports at 
Vassar, Smith, Wellesley.Bryn Mawr and 
other leading colleges. Price 10 cents. 

No. (56-The Athlete's Guide 

How to become an athlete. It contains 
jfull instructions for the beginner, telling 
[how to sprint, hurdle, jump and throw 
weights, general hints on training; in fact, 
this book is one of the most complete on 
the subject that has ever appeared. 
Special chapters contain valuable advice 
to beginners and important A. A. U. rules 
and their explanations, while the pictures comprise many scenes showing 
champions in action. Price 10 cents. 

No. 157-How to Play Lawn 
Tennis 

A complete description of lawn tennis; 
a lesson for beginners and directions tell- 
ing how to make the most important 
strokes; styles and skill of the experts; the 
American twist service; how to build and 
keep a court. Illustrated from photographs 
Price 10 cents. 





No, 158-lndoor and Out- 
door Gymnastic Games 

Without question one of the best 
books of its kind ever published. Com- 
piled by Prof. A. M. Chesley, the well- 
known Y. M. A.C. physical director. 
It is a book that will prove valuable to 
indoor and outdoor gymnasiums, 
schools, outings and gatherings where there are a number to be 
amused. The games described comprise a list of 120, divided into several 
groups. Price 10 cents. 

No. 16(-Ten Minutes' Exer- 
cise for Busy Men 

By Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick, super- 
intendent of physical training in the New 
York public schools. Anyone who is look- 
ing for a concise and complete course of 
physical education at home would do well 
to procure a copy of this book. Ten 
minutes' work as directed is exercise anyone can follow. It already has 
had a large sale and has been highly commended by all who have followed 
its instructions. Nearly 100 pages of illustrations and 100 of tex\ Price 
10 cents. 




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No. 162-How to Become a 
Boxer 

For many years books have been issued 
on the art of boxing, but it has remained 
for us to arrange a book that we think is 
sure to fill all demands. It contains over 
70 pages of illustrations showing all the 
latest blows, posed especially for this book 
under the supervision of one of the best instructors of boxing in 
the United States, who makes a specialty of teaching and who 
knows how to impart his knowledge. They are so arranged that any- 
one can easily become a proficient boxer. The book also contains pic- 
tures of all the well known boxers. A partial list of the 200 pages of 
the book include: A history of boxing; how to box; the correct position; 
the hands; clenching the fist; the art of gauging distance; the first 
principles of hitting; the elements of defence; feinting; knockout blows; 
the chin punch; the blow under the ear; the famous solar plexus knock- 
out; the heart blow; famous blows and their originators: Fitzsimmons* 
contribution; the McCoy corkscrew; the kidney punch; the liver punch; 
the science of boxing; proper position of hand and arm; left hook to 
face; hook to the jaw; how to deliver the solar plexus; correct delivery 
of a right uppercut; blocking a right swing and sending a right uppercut 
to chin; blocking a left swing and sending a left uppercut to chin; the 
side step; hints on training, diet and breathing; how to train; rules for 
boxing. Price 10 cents. 



No. [65-The Art of Fencing 

This is a new book by Regis and Louis 
Senac, of New York, famous instructors 
and leading authorities on the subject. 
Messrs. Senac give in detail how every 
move should be made, and tell it so clearly 
that anyone can follow the instructions. 
It is illustrated with sixty full page pic- 
especially for this book. Price 10 cents. 





No. 166-How to Swing 
Indian Clubs 

By Prof. E. B.Warman, the well- 
known exponent of physical cul- 
ture. By following the directions 
carefully anyone can become an 
expert. Price 10 cents. 



No. 167-Quoits 

By M. W. Deshong. The need of a book 
on this interesting game has been felt by 
many who wished to know the fine points 
and tricks used by the experts. Mr. 
Deshong explains them, with illustrations, 
so that a novice can readily understand.. 
Price 10 cents. 



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No. 170-Push Ball 

Played with an air-inflated 
ball 6 feet in diameter, weigh- 
ing' about 50 pounds. A side 
consists of eleven men. This 
book contains the official rules 
and a sketch of the game; illus- 
trated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 171 -Basket Ball for 
Women 

Edited by Miss Senda Berenson, of Smith 
College. Contains the rules for basket ball 
for women as adopted by the conference on 
physical training, held in June, 1899, at 
Springfield, Mass., and articles on the fol- 
lowing subjects: Psychological efi'ects of 
basket ball for women, by Dr. L. H. Gulick, superintendent of physical 
training in the schools of Greater New York; physiological effects of 
basketball, by Theodore Hough, Ph. D.; significance of basket ball for 
women, by Senda Berenson; relative merit of the Y. M. C A. rules and 
women's rules, by Augusta Lane Patrick; practical side of basket ball, 
by Ellen Emerson, B. K.; Agnes Childs, A. B. and Fanny Garrison, A. B.; 
A Plea for Basket Ball, by Julie Ellsbee Sullivan, Teachers' College, 
New York; diagram of field, showing position of team; illustrated with 
many pictures of basket ball teams. Price 10 cents. 




No. 174-Distance and Cross 
Country Running 

By George Orton, the famous University 
of Pennsylvania runner. Tells how to be- 
come proficient at the quarter, half, mile, 
the longer distances, and cross-country 
running and steeplechasing, with instruc- 
tions for training and schedules to be ob- 
served when preparing for a contest. Illustrated with numerous pictures 
of leading athletes in action, with comments by the editor on the good and 
bad points shown. Price 10 cents. 





No. r77-How to Swim 

By J. H. Sterrett, the leading authority 
on swimming in America. The instruc- 
tions will interest the expert as well as the 
novice; the illustrations were made from 
photographs especially posed, showing the 
swimmer in clear water; a valuable feature 
is the series of "land drill" exercises for 
the beginner, which is illustrated by many drawings. The contents com- 
prise: A plea for education in swimming; swimming as an exercise and for 
development; land drill exercises; plain swimming; best methods of 
learning; the breast stroke; breathing; under-arm side stroke; scientific 
strokes— over-arm side stroke: double over-arm or "trudgeon" stroke; 
touching and turning; training for racing; ornamental swimming; float- 
ing; diving; running header; back dive; diving feet foremost; the propel- 
ler; marching on the water; swimming on the back; amateur swimming 
rules; amateur plunging rules. . Price 10 cents. 



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No. 178-How to Train for 
Bicycling 

Gives methods of the best riders when 
training for long or short distance races; 
hints on training. Revised and up-to-date 
in every particular. Price 10 cents. 



No. 180-Ring Hockey 

A new game for the gymnasium, in- 
vented by Dr. J. M. Vorhees of Pratt 
Institute, Brooklyn, that has sprung into 
instant popularity ; as exciting as basket 
ball. This book contains official rules. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 182-AII-Around 
Athletics 

Gives in full the method of scoring the 
All-Around Championship, giving percen- 
tage tables showing what each man 
receives for each performance in each of 
the ten events. It contains as well in- 
structive articles on how to train for the 
Illustrated with many pictures of champions 



All-Around Championship. 

in action and scenes at all-around meets. Price 10 cents. 




No. 185-Health Hints 

A series of articles by Prof. E. B. War- 
man, the well known lecturer and author- 
ity on physical culture. Prof. Warman 
treats very interestingly of health influ- 
enced by insulation; health influenced 
by underwear; health influenced by color ; 
exercise, who needs it? Price 10 cents. 

No. (87-How to Play 
Roller Polo 

Edited by J. C. Morse. A full descrip- 
tion of the game ; official rules pictures of 
teams ; other articles of interest. Price 
10 cents. 



No. 188-Lawn Hockey, 
Tether Tennis, Coif Cro- 
quet, Volley Ball, Hand 
Tennis, Carden Hockey, 
Parlor Hockey, Badmin- 
ton 

Containing the rules for each game. 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 



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No. 189-Rules for Games 

Compiled by Jessie H. Bancroft, director 
of physical training, department of edu- 
cation. New York City. These games are 
intended for use at recesses, and all but 
the team games have been adapted to large 
classes. Suitable for children from three 
to eight years, and include a great variety, 
divided under the general heads of ball 

games, bean bag games, circle games, singing and miscellaneous games. 

Price 10 cents. 

No. 191-How to Punch the 
Bag 

By W. H. Roth well ("Young Corbett"), 
champion featherweight of the world. 
This book is undoubtedly the best treatise 
on bag punching that has ever been 
printed. Every variety of blow used in 
training is shown and explained. The 
pictures comprise thirty-three full page reproductions of Young Corbett 
as he appears while at work in his training quarters. The photographs 
■were taken by our special artist and cannot be seen in any other publica- 
tion than Spalding's Athletic Library No. 191. Fancy bag punching is 
treated by a well known theatrical bag puncher, who shows the latest 
tricks. Price 10 cents. 

No. 193-How to Play Basket 
Ball 

By G. T. Hepbron, editor of the Official 
Basket Ball Guide. Contains full instruc- 
tions for players, both for the expert and 
the novice, duties of officials, and specially 
posed full page pictures showing the cor- 
rect and incorrect methods of playing. 
The demand for a book of this character is fully satisfied in this publica- 
tion, as many points are included which could not be incorporated in the 
annual publication of the Basket Ball Guide for want of room. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 194-Racquets, Squash- 
Racquets and Court Tennis 

The need of an authoritative handbook 
at a popular price on these games is filled 
by this book. How to play each game is 
thoroughly explained, and all the difficult 
strokes shown by special photographs 
taken especially for this book. Contains 

the official rules for each game, with photographs of well known courts. 

Price 10 cents. 

No.l95-OfTicial Roque Guide 

The official publication of the National 
Roque Association of America. Edited by 
Prof. Charles Jacobus, ex-champion. Con- 
tains a description of the courts and their 
construction, diagrams of the field, illustra- 
tions, rules and valuable information con- 
cerning the game of roque. Price 10 cents. 






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No. 1 99-Equestrian Polo 
Guide 

Compiled by H. L. FitzPatrick of the 
New York Sun. Illustrated with portraits 
of leading players and contains most useful 
information for polo players in relation to 
playing the game, choosing of equipment 
and mounts; contains the official rules and 
handicaps of the National Association. Price 10 cents. 

No. 200-Dumb-Bells 

This is undoubtedly the best work on 
dumb-bells that has ever been offered. 
The author, Mr. G. Bojus, of New York 
City, was formerly superintendent of phy- 
sical culture in the EHzabeth (N.J.) public 
schools, instructor at Columbia University, 
instructor for four years at the Columbia 
summer school, and is now proprietor of the Park Place Gymnasium, at 
14 Park Place. New York City. The book contains 200 photographs 
of all the various exercises, with the instructions in large, readable type. 
It should be in the hands of every teacher and pupil of physical culture, 
and is invaluable for home exercise as well. Price 10 cents. 




No. 201-Lacrosse-From 
Candidate to Team 

By William C. Schmeisser, captain 
Johns Hopkins University champion 
intercollegiate lacrosse team of 1902 ; 
edited by Ronald T. Abercrombie, ex- 
captain and coach of Johns Hopkins 
University lacrosse team, 1900-1904. 
Every position is thoroughly explained in a most simple and concise man- 
ner, rendering it the best manual of the game ever published. Illustrated 
with numerous snapshots of important plays. Price 10 cents. 





No. 202-How to Play Base 
Ball 

Edited by T. H. Murnane. New and re- 
vised edition. Contents: How to become a 
batter, by Napoleon Lajoie, James Collins, 
Hugh Jennings and Jesse Tannehill; how 
to run the bases, by Jack Doyle and Frank 
L. Chance; advice to base runners, by 
James E. Sullivan, Sec.-Treas. A.A.U.; how to become a good pitcher, 
hy Cy Young, "Rube" Waddell and Bert Cunningham; on curve pitching-, 
by Cy Young, James J. Callahan, Frank Donahue, Vic "Willis, William 
I)ineen and Charley Nichols: how to become a good catcher, by Eddie 
Phelps, William Sullivan and M. J. Kittridge; how to play first base, by 
Hugh Jennings; how to play second base, by Napoleon Lajoie and William 
•Gleason; how to play third base, by James Collins and Lave Cross; how 
to play shortstop, by Herman Long; how to play the infield, by Charles 
A. Comiskey; how to play the outfield, by Fred Clarke; the earmarks 
of a ball player, by John J. McGraw; good advice for players; how to 
organize a team; how to manage a team; how to score a game; how to 
umpire a game; base ball rules interpreted for boys. Price 10 cents. 



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No. 205-Ofncial Handbook 
of the Public Schools Ath- 
letic League 

This is the official handbook of the 
Public Schools Athletic League, which 
embraces all the public schools of Greater 
New York. It contains the official rules 
that govern all the contests of the league, 
and constitution, by-laws and officers. Edited by Dr. Luther Halsey 
Gulick, superintendent of physical education in the New York public 
schools, and Wm. C. J. Kelly, secretary of the league. Illustrated. 
Price 10 cents. 





No. 207-Bowling on the 
Green; or, Lawn Bowls 

How to construct a green ; necessary equip- 
ment; how to play the game, and the offi- 
cial rules as promulgated by the Scottish 
Bowling Association. Edited by Mr. James 
W. Greig. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 208-Physical Education 
and Hygiene 

This is the fifth of the Physical Training 
series, by Prof. E. B. Warman (see Nos. 
142, 149, 166 and 185), and a glance at the 
contents will show the variety of subjects: 
Chapter I— Basic principles ; longevity. 
Chapter II— Hints on eating ; food values ; 
the uses of salt. Chapter III— Medicinal value of certain foods. 
Chapter IV— The efficacy of sugar; sugar, food for muscular 
work ; eating for strength and endurance ; fish as brain food ; food 
for the children. Chapter V— Digestibility ; bread ; appendicitis 
due to flour. Chapter VI— Hints on drinking— Water, milk, butter- 
milk, tea, coffee ; how to remain young. Chapter VII— Hints on bathing ; 
cold, hot, warm, tepid, salt, sun, air, Russian, Turkish, cabinet. Chapter 
VIII— Hints on breathing; breathlessness, heart strain, second wind, 
yawning, the art of yogi. Price 10 cents. 



No. 209-H0W to Be- 
come a Skater 

Contains advice for beginners; 
how to become a figure skater 
thoroughly explained, with many 
diagrams showing how to do all 
the different tricks of the best 
figure skaters, including the Mo- 
hawk, with all its variations; Q's, forward and backward, inside and 
outside; the crosscuts, including the difficult Swedish style; inside and 
outside spins; the grapevine, with its numerous branches, and many other 
styles, which will be comparatively simple to any one who follows the 
directions given. Profusely illustrated with pictures of prominent 
skaters and numerous diagrams. Price 10 cents. 




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No. 213-285 Health Answers 

Contents: Necessity for exercise in the 
summer; three rules for bicycHng; when 
going up-hill; sitting out on summer 
nights; ventilating a bedroom; ventilating 
a house; how to obtain pure air; bath- 
ing; salt water baths at home; a substi- 
tute for ice water; drinking ice water; to 
cure insomnia; asleep in two minutes; for those who ride wheels; summer 
outdoor exercise; profuse perspiration; danger of checking perspiration; 
dress, kot weather, etc., etc. Price 10 cents. 

No.2l4-Craded Calisthenics 
and Dumb-Bell Drills 

Bv Albert B. Wegener, Physical Director 
Y. M. C. A., Rochester. N. Y. Ever since 
graded apparatus work has been used in 
gymnastics, the necessity of having amass 
drill that would harmonize with it has been 
felt. For years it has been the established 
custom in most gymnasiums of memorizing a set drill, never varied 
from one year's end to the other. Consequently the beginner was given 
the same kind and amount as the older member. With a view to giving 
uniformity the present treatise is attempted. Price 10 cents. 

No. 215-lndoor Base Ball 

America's national game is now vieingr 
with other indoor games as a winter pas- 
time. This book contains the playing rules, 
pictures of leading teams, and interesting 
articles on the game. Price 10 cents. 

No. 216-How to Become 
a Bowler 

By S. Karpf, Secretary of the Ameri- 
can Bowling Congress, and one of the best 
posted men on bowling in America. Con- 
tents: History of the sport; diagrams of 
effective deliveries; how to bowl; a few 
hints to beginners; American Bowling 
Congress; the national championships; howto build an alley; how to score; 
spares— how they ai-e made. Rules for cocked hat, cocked hat and fea- 
ther, quintet, battle game, nine up and nine down, head pin and four 
back, ten pins— head pin out, five back, the Newport game, ten pin head 
pin game, duckpin game, head pin game. New England candle pin game. 
Illustrated with portraits of all the prominent bowlers. Price 10 cents. 

No. 217— Olympic Handbook 

Compiled by J. E. Sullivan, Chief Depart- 
ment Physical Culture, Louisiana Purchase 
Exposition, and Director Olympic Games, 
1904. Contains a complete report of the 
Olympic Games of 1904, with list of records 
and pictures of hundreds of athletes; also 
reports of the games of 1896 and 1900. 
Price 10 cents. 





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No. 218-lce Hockey and 
Polo 



Ice 



and official rules. 
10 cents. 



Written by the most famous plainer in 
Canada, A. Farrell, of the Shamrock hockey- 
team of MontreaL It contains a complete 
description of the game, its origin, points 
of a good player, and an instructive article 
on how game is played, with diagram^ 
Illustrated with pictures of leading teams. Price 




No. 219-Base Ball Percen- 
tage Book 

To supply a demand for a book which 
would show the percentage of clubs with- 
out recourse to the arduous work of figur- 
ing, the publishers of Spalding's Athletic 
Library have had Mr. John B. Foster, 
Sporting Editor of the New York Evening 
Telegram, compile a book which answers every requirement, and which 
has met with the greatest praise for its accuracy and simplicity. No 
follower of the game can afford to be without it. Price 10 cents. 




No. 220-Ofncial Base Ball 
Guide 

Edited by Henry Chad wick, the "Father 
of Base Ball," the official publication of 
base ball. It contains a complete record 
of all leagues in America, pictures of 
teams, official rules and reviews of the 
game. The standard base ball annual of 
the country. Price 10 cents. 




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No. 221-Spalding's Lawn 
Tennis Annual 

Contains official statistics, photographs 
of leading players, special articles on the 
game, review of important tournaments, 
official rules, handicapping rules and tab- 
les; list of fixtures for the current year and 
other valuable information. Price 10 cents. 



No. 222-Spalding's Official 
Cricket Guide 

Edited by Jerome Flannery. The most 
complete year book of the game that has 
ever been published in America. It con- 
tains all the records of the previous year, 
reports of special matches, official rules 
and pictures of all the leading teams and 
Price 10 cents. 




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An Encyclopedia of Base Ball 

Attention is called to the following ten numbers of Spalding's Athletic 
Library, embracing the greatest collection of books of instruction for 
playing the various positions in the game that has ever been published. 
These books are entirely new and up-to-date, and contain the latest 
methods of play, as only last season's star players were consulted in their 
compilation. Each number is complete in itself and is profusely illus- 
trated. Be sure and ask for Spalding's Athletic Library. Price 10 cents 
for each book. For detailed description see following numbers: 

No. 223-How to Bat 

The most important part of ball playing 
nowadays, outside of pitching, is batting. 
The team that can bat and has some good 
pitchers can win base ball games ; there- 
fore, every boy and young man who has, of 
course, already learned to catch, should 
turn his attention to this department of the 
game, and there is no better way of becoming proficient than by reading 
this book and then constantly practising the little tricks explained therein. 
It is full of good advice to batsmen, and many good batters will be sur- 
prised to find contained in it so many points of which they were unaware. 
Edited by Jesse F. Matteson of the Chicago American, and profusely 
illustrated.. Price 10 cents. 

No. 224-How to Play the 
Outfield. 

Compiled especially for the young player 
who would become an expert. The best 
book on playing the outfield that has ever 
been published. There are just as many 
tricks to be learned, before a player can 
be a competent fielder, as there are in any 
other position on a nine, and this book explains them all. Illustrated with 
numerous page pictures of leading outfielders. Price 10 cents. 

No. 225-How to Play First Base 

No other position on a ball team has 
shown such a change for the better in 
recent years as first base. Modifications in 
line with the betterment of the sport in 
every department have been made at in ter- 
vals, but in no other department have they 
been so radical. No boy who plays the 
inicial sack can afford to overlook the points 
and hints contained in this book. Entirely 
new and up to date. Illustrated with full page pictures of all the promi- 
nent first basemen. Price 10 cents. 

No. 2^6-How to Play Second Base 

There are so few men who can cover 
second base to perfection that their names 
can easily be called off by anyone who fol- 
lows the game of base ball. Team owners 
who possess such players would not part 
with them for thousands of dollars. _ These 
men have been interviewed and their ideas 
incorporated in this book for the especial 
benefit of boys who want to know the fine 





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points of play at this point of the diamond. Illustrated with full pagfr 
pictures. Edited by J. E. Wray, sporting editor Globe-Democrat, St. Louis. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 227-How to Play Third Base 

Third base is, in some respects, the most 
important of the infield. No major league 
team has ever won a pennant without a 
great third baseman. Collins of the Boston 
Americans and Leach of Pittsburg are two 
of the greatest third basemen the game 
has ever seen, and their teams owe much 
of the credit for pennants they have won 
to them. These men in this book describe 
just how they play the position. Everything a player should know is 
clearly set forth and any boy will surely increase his chances of success 
by a careful reading of this book. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 228-How to Play Short- 
stop 

Shortstop is one of the hardest positions 
on the infield to fill, and quick thought and 
quick action are necessary for a player 
who expects to make good as a shortstop. 
The views of every well known player who 

covers this position have been sought in 

compiling this book, and it is offered as being the most complete book of 
its class ever produced. The boy who would excel at short needs to study 
it thoroughly. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 229-How to Catch 

Undoubtedly the best book on catching 
that has yet been published. Every boy 
who has hopes of being a clever catcher 
should read how well known players cover 
their position. Among the more noted 
ones who describe their methods of play in 

this book are Lou Criger of the Boston 

Americans, Johnnie Kling of the Chicago Nationals and Jack O'Connor 
of the St. Louis Browns. The numerous pictures m_ the book comprise 
those of all the noted catchers in the big leagues. Price 10 cents. 

No. 230-How to Pitch ^ ^^,. . . . 

A new, up-to-date book. Published for 
the first time this year. No boy can afford 
to be without a copy of it. Edited by John 
B. Foster of the Evening Telegram (New 
York). The object of this book is to aid 
the beginners who aspire to become clever 
twirlers, and its contents are the practical 
teaching of men who have reached the top 
as pitchers, and who have had experience, 
both as members of the best clubs playing base ball and as contenders 
against teams that have enjoyed national reputations. Cy Young, the 
famous Boston American pitcher, whose steadiness in the box is proverbial, 
gives advice on control of the ball and tells what a boy should do to obtain 
it; Sam Leever of the Pittsburgs shows how to pitch the outcurve: William 
Dineen of the Boston Americans tells how to pitch an mshoot; Thomas 
Hughes gives hints on pitching the drop; Joe McGinnity, the iron man, 
of the New York Nationals, explains how he uses his successful raise 
ball and his famous "cross fire"; Christy Mathewson, the pride of the 





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New York Polo Grounds, discusses the body swing; Frank Hahn, who is 
left-handed, has something of interest to those who use that member; 
John J. McGraw, New York Giants' brilliant manager, discourses on the 
pitcher as a fielder, and as he started in his base ball career as a twirler, 
his advice has grounds for attention; Al Orth, the "curveless wonder," 
tells how to make a batter do what you want him to do; John Powell ex- 
plains how to act when runners are on bases; Charley Nichols, the former 
pitcher of the Boston Nationals and now manager of the St. Louis Na- 
tionals, describes the jump ball; Frank Sparks treats of change of pace, 
and Jack Chesbro, the star of the New York Americans' pitching corps, 
describes at length the "spit" ball, of which he is so famous an exponent. 
The book is profusely illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 231-How to Coach; How to Captain a Team; 
How to Manage a Team; How to Umpire: How 
to Organize a League. 

A useful guide to all who are interested 
in the above subjects. Jimmy Collins, 
manager-captain of the Boston Americans, 
writes on coaching; M. J. Kelly of the St. 
Paul champions, on captaining; Al Buck- 
enberger of the Boston Nationals, on 
managing; Frank Dwyer of the American 
League staff, on umpiring; Fred Lake on 
minor leagues, and the editor of the book, 

T. H. Murnane, President of the Nev,' England League, on how to organize 

a league. Price 10 cents. 

No. 232-How to Run the Bases 

The importance of base running as a 
scientific feature of the national game is 
becoming more and more recognized each 
year. Besides being spectacular, feats of 
base stealing nearly always figure in the 
winning of a game. Many a close contest 
is decided on the winning of that little strip 
of 90 feet which lies between cushions. 
When hits are few and the enemy's pitchers 
steady, it becomes incumbent on the opposing team to get around the 
bases in some manner. Effective stealing not only increases the effective- 
ness of the team by advancing its runners without wasting hits, but it 
serves to materially disconcert the enemy and frequently has caused an 
entire opposing club to temporarily lose its poise and throw away the game. 
This book gives clear and concise directions for excelling as a base runner; 
tells when to run and when not to do so ; how and when to slide ; team 
work on the bases ; in fact, every point of the game is thoroughly ex- 
plained. In addition such clever men as Harry Bay, the fieet footed 
Clevelander; Frank Chance, Bill Dahlen and Hans Wagner describe their 
methods of action. Illustrated with pictures of leading players. Price 
10 cents. _. _ . 

No. 233-Jiu Jitsu 

A complete description of this famous 
Japanese system of self-defence. Each 
move thoroughly explained and illustrated 
with numerous full page pictures of Messrs. 
A. Minami and K. Koyama, two of the 
most famous exponents of the Jiu Jitsu 
in America, who posed especially for this 
book. Be sure and ask for the Spalding 
Athletic Library book on Jiu Jitsu. Price' 10 cents. 





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No. 234— School Tactics and Maze Running 

A series of drills for the use of schools. Edited by Dr. Luther 
Halsey Gulick, Director of Physical Training in the New York public 
schools. Price 10 cents. 



No. 236-How to Wrestle 

Without question the most complete and 
up-to-date book on wrestling that has 
ever been printed. Edited by F. R. 
Toombs, and devoted principally to special 
poses and illustrations by Georges Hacken- 
schmidt, the "Russian Lion." It shows 
the champion in many poses, and also con- 
tains a special article on "Training," in which he gives good advice to 
beginners. The book also contains many full pages of poses by Geo. 
Bothner, Tom Jenkins and ether famous wrestlers. Besides showing 
accurately how to secure each hold and fall, the book also contains in- 
teresting articles on training, and the official rules for all styles of 
wrestling. Be sure to ask fci' the Spalding Athletic Library book " How 
to Wrestle. " Price 10 cents. 





No. 237 — Association Foot 
Ball 

A complete and up-to-date guide to the 
"Socker" game in the United States, con- 
taining instructions for playing the game, 
official rules, and interesting news from 
all parts of the country. Illustrated with 
numerous pictures of leading teams. Price 
10 cents. 



No. 238— Muscle Building 

By Dr. L. H. Gulick, Director of Physical 
Training in the New York public schools. 
A complete treatise on the correct method 
of acquiring muscular strength. Illus- 
trated with numerous full page engrav- 
ings. Price 10 cents. 



Wo. 23 9-Offlcial Intercollegiate A. A. A. Handbook 

Contains constitution, by-laws, laws of 
{athletics, and rules to govern the award- 
ing of the championship cup of the In- 
jtercoUegiate Athletic Association of 
Amateur Athletes of America, the govern- 
ing body in college athletics. Contains 
official intercollegiate records from 1876 
Ito 1904, with the winner's name and time 
in each event, list of points won by each 
college, and list of officers of the association from 1889 to 1904, inclusive. 
To anyone interested the book is invaluable as a record. Price 10 cents. 




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No. 240-Spalding's Official 
Foot Ball Guide 

Edited by Walter Camp. Contains the 
new rules, with diagram of field; All- 
America teams as selected by leading au- 
thorities; reviews of the game from various 
sections of the country ; 1904 scores of all 

the leading teams ; records of special 

matches ; schedules for the season of 1905 ; forecast for the season, and 
pictures of all the prominent teams, embracing nearly 3,000 players. 
Price 10 cents. 





No. 241-OfTlcial Handbook 
of the A. A. U. of the United 
States 

The A. A. U. is the governing body of 
athletes in the United States of America, 
and all games must be held under its rules, 
which are exclusively published in this 
handbook, and a copy should be in the 
hands of every athlete and every club officer in America. This book 
contains the official rules for running, jumping, weight throwing, hurd- 
ling, pole vaulting, swimming, boxing, wrestling, etc., and is an encyclo- 
pedia in itself. Price 10 cents. 

No. 242~How to Play 
Foot Ball 

Edited by Walter Camp. The 
contents embrace everything that a 
beginner wants to know and many 
points that an expert will be glad 
to learn. The pictures are made 
from snapshots of leading teams 

and individual players in action, with comments by Walter Camp. Price 

10 cents. 





Official Basket Ball 



nual of the country. 



No. 243 

Guide 

Edited by George T. Hepbron. Contains 
the revised official rules, decisions on dis- 
puted points, records of prominent teams, 
reports on the game from various parts 
of the country, and pictures of hundreds 
of players. The standard basket ball an- 
Price 10 cents. 






and revised rules of the game. 



No. 244-Golf Guide for 
1905-6 

Edited by Charles S. Cox. Contains re- 
cords of the important American golf 
events since their institution, reviews of 
important matches in 1904-5, short accounts 
of the state of the game in various parts of 
America, portraits of prominent players. 

Price 10 cents. 



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No. 245-Official Y. M. C. A. 
Handbook 

Edited by G. T. Hepbron, the well-known 
athletic authority. It contains the official 
rules governing all sports under the juris- 
diction of the Y. M. C. A., a complete 
report of the physical directors' confer- 
„ * ii,i , . ence, official Y. M. C. A. scoring tables 

pentathlon rules, many pictures of the leading Y. M. C A athletes of 
S^thTA^iTV-^^r"^^ Y- ^V^-,^-^*hl«t^« rules, constitution and by-kws 
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No. 246-Athletic Training 
for Schoolboys 

This book is the most complete work of 
its kind yet attempted. The compiler is 
Geo. W. Orton, of the University of Penn- 
sylvania, a famous athlete himself and 
who is well qualified to give instructions 
„^n . . .to the beginner. Each event in the inter- 

o? Jrfl±oP''''^T"'^ ^^^t'-l^ff d of separately, both in regards to method 
of training and form. By following the directions given, the young ath- 
manv hlvP T.V^.^"^^^ ^™^^^^ ^^*^«"t ^^^ ^^^^^^ «f over^^orking. as 
S^twnfw?''''^i!^^°"^^'^"°'"''".^^' rendering themselves unfitted for 
their task when the day of competition arrived. Price 10 cents. 



No. 247-Conegiate Basket 
Ball Guide, 

The official publication of the new Col- 
legiate Basket Ball Organization. Con- 
tains the official rules, collegiate and high 
school records, all America selections, re- 
views of the collegiate basket ball season 

^^■n . •, ^ ■,. ., of 1904-5, and pictures of all the prominent 

college teams, and Individual players. Edited by Harry A. Fisher, of 
Columbia. Price 10 cents. 



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No. 248— Archery. 

A new and up-to-date book on this fasci- 
nating pastime. Edited by Mr. Louis Max- 
son,of Washington.D.C.ex-National cham- 
pion. Contains a history of archery from 
its revival as a pastime in the eighteenth 
century, to the present time, with list of 
, . , winners and scores of the English Grand 

championships from 1844 ; National Archery Association of the United 
States winners and scores ; the several varieties of archery ; instructions 
for shooting ; how to select implements ; how to score ; and a great deal 
«f interesting information on the game. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 



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No. 250-0fricial Athletic Al- 
manac 

Compiled by J. E. Sullivan, Chief Depart- 
ment Physical Culture, Louisiana Purchase 
Exposition, and Director Olympic Games, 
1904. The only annual publication now 
issued that contains a complete list of 
amateur best-on-records; complete inter- 
collegiate records; complete English records from 1866; swimming records; 
inter-scholastic records; Irish, Scotch and Australasian records; reports of 
teading athletic meets; skating records; important athletic events and 
numerous photos of individual athletes and leading athletic teams. 
Illustrated with pictures of the year's leading athletes. Price 10 cents. 

No. 251. Canadian Foot Bal! 
Guide 

Edited by Frank D. Woodworth, Secretary- 
Treasurer Ontario Rugby Foot Ball Union. 
The official book of the game in Canada, con- 
taining rules, list of officers, constitution, 
records and pictures of the leading organiza- 
tions. Price 10 cents. 

No. 252. How to Sprint 

By Arthur F. Duifey, holder of the 
world's record for 100 yards, 9 3-5 seconds. 
In this book Champion Duffey gives a com- 
plete and detailed account of how he 
trained for his races, and that his methods 
are correct is borne out by his wonderful 

performances in America, the British Isles, 

Australia and New Zealand. Every schoolboy who aspires to be a sprinter 
can studv this book to advantage and gain a great deal of useful knowl- 
edge. Illustrated from photographs posed by Champion Duffey, showmg 
correct and incorrect methods. Price 10 cents. 




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